Burlington Opinion
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Candidate deserves your vote for judgeMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - I write to ask you to vote for Judge Elizabeth Flood in the March 20 Republican Primary. I strongly endorse her for several reasons. First, and most importantly, Judge F...
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GAO fact sheet supports value of gunsMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - On Feb. 26, Glen Grosch questioned a writer who said "guns save lives more than a million times a year." According to the GAO fact sheet, guns are used by law-abiding ci...
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Illinois needs redistricting reform, tooMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - On Feb. 20, The Daily Herald brought news of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered/imposed congressional redistricting plan for the keystone state. Pennsylvania joins Wis...
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Endorsement: Yes to maintain services in Bartlett fire districtMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Residents of the Bartlett Fire Protection District could see their property taxes increase by an average of $100 a year if they approve the district's tax increase reque...
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Endorsement: Yes to restore services in Prospect Heights fire districtMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Officials in the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District are seeking to restore services lost since the 2008 Great Recession took hold, and they say they can do it wit...
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Talk, don't fightMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - To all of the candidates who pledge to fight for us in Springfield or Washington: There's too much fighting going on now, and it has gotten limited results. We need some...
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Endorsement: Yes to disband Aurora Election CommissionMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - A 50 percent off sale is almost always a sure winner, and we have one for you in Aurora. If voters abolish the Aurora Election Commission, Kane County Clerk Jack Cunning...
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Endorsement: No on Deer Park sales tax increaseMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Largely at issue in a Deer Park request for a sales tax increase is who will pay for $400,000 a year in infrastructure improvements in the village. Voters approved a qua...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Claims of slow response to fire are falseFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Feb. 14 article reported on the local firefighter union President Joe Galli's claims that recent staffing changes in the Elgin Fire Department caused a delay in respon...