Burlington Opinion
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Teachers will keep fighting for kidsApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - On April 21, I traveled with many of my colleagues to Springfield. We went in order to put pressure on our politicians to fix school funding. The state government owes E...
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Let's stress how to turn leftApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the hardest things about driving seems to when it is safe to make a left turn. Today's story about two kids turning left (I assume) into Waubonsee Community Colle...
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Bravo to all you public defendersApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news story about the attack on court-appointed attorney Ron Dolak exemplifies the difficulty of the job of being a criminal defense lawyer, particularly a cou...
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Kids say the darnedest thingsApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to a call for volunteers from State Rep. Mike Tryon to help out at the McHenry County Farm Bureau's AG Expo, I worked as a chaperon for a wonderful group of ...
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Saturday Soapbox: We're all in this togetherApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - All in this together: If nothing else, Earth Day brings a good reminder. No matter if one is a fervent believer in global warming or believes it's nothing more th...
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Obama a Republican in Democrat's clothingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In just 14 short months, President Obama has become a serious challenger for the title of the greatest Republican president of the last 50 years. He has accomplished th...
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Dumb to drop moon for MarsApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Hard to comprehend and I, frankly, don't know when this is going to stop or even turn around. But on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mishap and near disaster, the ...
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Arms treaty makes senseApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I think that the latest arms limitation treaty is wonderful. No sane person would prefer to be superior in murder. Just because someone has blown up the world doesn't gi...
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Get rid of AK-47sApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans are accusing Democrats of being soft on terrorism. Wait a minute! Wasn't it Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert who sat on the bill to extend the ...
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U.S. running out of income sourcesApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Since student loan reform was tacked onto the health care reform bill, of course, it was passed. There is nothing new about it. The doctor fix was left out of health car...