Burlington Opinion
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Become a citizen the right wayMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - David White, I totally agree with your letter. Let's all go down to Mexico and apply for assistance of any kind. Do you know that we are the only country in the world th...
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Answer the tough questions, BillMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Bill Foster has been hiding under his desk since Obama got elected. He shows up at a lot of children-related photo ops to publicize how he voted to keep prov...
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Don't just blame the cell phonesMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Another community just passed an ordinance to ban the use of cell phones while driving a vehicle. The reason continues to be that such devices are distractions to drivin...
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Remember heroism of Iwo JimaMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It was 65 years ago this month that the black sand invasion beaches of Iwo Jima turned red with the blood of U.S. Marine landing forces in World War II. It was a ferocio...
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License fee would help animal controlMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to the Elgin City Council for enacting an excellent Animal Control Act on March 10. The city ordinance is based on the Illinois Animal Control Act. Originally intr...
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Immigration reform or bankruptcyMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I've read the editorials, the op-eds, the letters to the editor and the articles on what the do-nothing politicians are saying about the Illinois budget and in all this ...
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Lt. gov. nod not about democracyMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Although I personally did not vote for Scott Lee Cohen or Al Turner to be the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, it is obscene for the Democratic Party to neg...
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Tea party doesn't need Hitler comparisonMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - In a letter to the editor March 8, Fabian Lieschke of Washington, D.C., comments on the tea party group and how they compare our president to Adolf Hitler when promoting...
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Saturday soapbox: Kudos to Wheeling Dist. 21 teachersMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A step in the right direction: Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 teachers have agreed to forgo not only a wage increase but their annual step increases for...
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Gun ban a disservice to law-abiding folksMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading Burt Constable's column of Thursday, March 4, regarding the Supreme Court's review of Chicago's hand gun ban, I found myself confused. I really, really, do...