Burlington Opinion
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They're hiding key records from youApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A strong majority of Illinois senators, including many from our suburbs, sent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn a bill Thursday that would make it much more difficult for taxpay...
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Why build reform on Mayo platform?Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - In a recent Associated Press article entitled "How Obama's health care overhaul bill would work," it is stated that doctors and hospitals would be encouraged to use the ...
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Art education is essentialApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in "Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Deve...
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U-46 arithmetic doesn't add upApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am not surprised that the passionate teacher taking a stand for House Bill 174 is from the English Department. Surely, he is neither a mathematician nor a teacher of f...
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Stop bankers from gambling our moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hey, investor! Feel like a chump? You should. Thanks to the absence of meaningful regulatory oversight, you, along with me and the rest of the ordinary investing public ...
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Wasn't this a car theft?Apr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently Sen. Cullerton issued a statement where he says that he never interferes with the judicial process in relation to his son's various arrests. If that is true, ho...
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Thanks for your supportApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - We would like to thank all of our customers that have supported us over the past 33 years. The decision to close Viking Office Supply earlier this year was a hard one to...
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Stop raises for government workersApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent "retention" raise awarded to ECC President David Sam is an absolutely total insult to the tens of thousands of area taxpayers whose own salaries have either b...
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Don't thwart financial reformApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Mitch McConnell and his gang of 41 Republican senators are threatening to filibuster to stop meaningful financial reform designed to give the SEC real power to regular W...
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School boards part of pension problemApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On Sunday, we detailed how the state legislature failed to fulfill its obligation to fund pensions for teachers and school administrators. That represents a big chunk of...