Burlington Opinion
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Have a heart; donate organsApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - April is National Donate Life Month, a time to encourage people to join the Illinois donor registry. Nearly 4,700 Illinoisans are in need of lifesaving organ transplants...
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Quinn's education plan not so direApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Once again we are being threatened by our own supposed representatives in government. If we refuse their proposed tax increases, they say, they will irreparably damage o...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen on Molly, EvanApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Work hard, follow your dream': No one can bring that message home better than people like local Olympians Evan Lysacek and Molly Schaus and, more recently, Glenb...
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Family grateful for health care reformApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Our family is particularly grateful to all the members of Congress who voted for health care reform, but particularly to Bill Foster. With all the antagonism coming from...
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Looking to unseat Foster in 14thApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Foster, sir, I do appreciate your response; however I completely disagree with most of your stated reasons for your yes vote on the so called health care ref...
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We're losing sight of what's importantApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - What is the matter with the world today? We are paying actors millions of dollars for acting. We are paying athletes millions of dollars for throwing a ball or hitting a...
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Fund schools with sales taxApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I see where the issue of inequities in funding of public education is getting another look at. Being able to afford to live in your home or buy a home is not discretion...
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Anti-Catholic sentiment in Daily HeraldApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I wondered why the Daily Herald never lists the Catholic Network EWTN in their TV listings. Then I noticed that your paper seems to highlight any news about Catholics th...
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Abortion funding order is a shamApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I offer the following to our politicians as a solution to the state budget crisis. Have the state lottery conduct a contest where each entrant predicts the date and time...
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Severance package good deal for ElginApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Lisa Womack rode into Elgin from Texas less than five years ago to serve as its police chief. She'll be gone soon, having been given the option of being fired or let go ...