Burlington Opinion
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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 ...
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Invitation-only forums lack courageApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - It is ironic that Tuesday, March 30, the same day that the Daily Herald published Mr. Wiley Edmondson's opinion in the Fence Post, in which he praised the "courage" of C...
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Save funding for Voices of VisionApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing today to express my concern for the future of the Voices of Vision Talking Book Center service. Voices of Vision is one of four subregional libraries in Ill...
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Angry about Spanish adApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I am an American citizen, born and raised in the United States of America. If you think I am going to continue subscribing to this newspaper after I opened it up this mo...
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Durbin's stance on abortion wrongApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The Catholic bishops and cardinals of the United States have unanimously and unequivocally opposed the recently passed Obamacare legislation, stating hat after consultin...
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Keep Fox Valley Golf Club as isApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The city of Aurora has announced it intends to sell the Fox Valley Golf Club on Route 25 in North Aurora. I urge the Fox Valley Park District or the Village of North Aur...
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Texting in class bad for learningApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Just before I retired from teaching, a parent learned that his son had been texting in all his classes. Understandably upset, the parent created a spreadsheet showing wh...