Burlington Opinion
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Make your own country strongAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Fence Post writer Matthew Sorens says immigrants have religion. Could you help them practice it? Over 200 years ago we had a lot of people, people like Lewis and Clark, ...
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Book, story feed anti-AmericanismAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The AP article in your Aug. 15 paper is revisionist history supported by Russia. The second half of the article did mention historian Richard Frank who downplayed the ro...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Great role models for girls: It's quite a weekend for top female pro athletes who showcase their skills in the suburbs. Inez Karlsson tries to become the first fe...
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What's your stance on mosque?Aug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. citizens of Illinois should be demanding all our state and national leaders to take a position on the mosque issue so we know where they stand. Their position shoul...
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Vote, Democrats, future depends on itAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Midterm elections traditionally favor the political party that doesn't hold the White House. The reason is pretty simple: the voters of the party in office think they ha...
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401(k)s better for us than pensionsAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 9 Fence Post, Mr. Kosiba of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund says that the current Illinois pension system is fine the way it is and should be paid for...
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Teachers unions a JuggernautAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Our government caved in to the largest union organization in the country, the teachers union, a system with bloated administration jobs, suspect productivity, wasteful s...
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Need longer green arrows on Route 83Aug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Is it just me or are the green arrows at the Devon Avenue and Route 83 and Thorndale Avenue and Route way too short? If you're facing east or west at either one of these...
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Border towns doing something rightAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - We in America can contribute the most to suppressing the cocaine drug problem by recognizing that we are the biggest consumer of cocaine, at least in the western world. ...
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If you toss the rest, keep NolandAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Working people and the unemployed have become justifiably disgruntled with Illinois politicians right now and might stay home in November, or are being encouraged by som...