Burlington Opinion
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School reforms must be sustainableMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama administration continues to dangle federal education dollars to cash-strapped states, and by choosing two winners in the first round of its Race to the Top com...
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Hasta la vista, Mr. LimbaughMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I hope Rush Limbaugh honors his commitment to move to Costa Rica now that the health care reform bill has been passed over the objections of his right wing Tea Party fri...
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Don't approve this subdivisionMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - To my fellow residents of Hampshire: A senior development: At first thought it sounds great. A senior development means a development with no kids to pay school expenses...
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No organ harvest without consentMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently published on LifeSiteNews.com was an article stating that Sen. Dale Risinger of Peoria is pushing legislation that would allow doctors to harvest organs from ci...
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Thanks for supporting health care reformMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank Congressman Bill Foster for his yes vote on health care reform. I know that it took courage. The big money and power of the health insurance indust...
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School cuts and the college boundMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough time of year for high school seniors. In the next few weeks, they'll have to finally commit to a college for next fall, taking into account family finances,...
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Springfield must be held accountableMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I have attended many school board meetings in my day, but the meeting on March 15 in U-46 was one of the saddest I have ever seen. In the Daily Herald's report on March ...
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Thanks to Farnham for opposing cutsMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank Rep. Keith Farnham for holding a news conference to express his opposition to the cuts to local government that Gov. Quinn has placed in his propos...
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Time to get new tax manMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Pertaining to Phillip Weinstein's letter on March 13, I too am a senior citizen that received the $250 stimulus check. The difference is that when I got my tax refund th...
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Thanks for helping Ugandan schoolMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to publicly thank a few area merchants for their unselfish support in helping my wife and me in raising money for the School for Physically Handicapped & Di...