Burlington Opinion
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Time to get serious on school fundingMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - By this time, no one can be too surprised to hear that another school district is facing painful staffing cuts in order to address a budget disaster. It's a theme that h...
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Gangs here but shouldn't be toleratedMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - While most of us are looking forward to the coming warmer weather, it also serves as a reminder to local authorities that gang crime could be near. "The nice weather com...
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West has shown poor judgmentMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Coroner Chuck West should resign immediately. Failing that, he should be removed from office. Permitting office employees to take the property of the deceased for "stora...
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Say no to amnestyMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Well here we go again - liberals and illegal immigrant activists pushing amnesty again. Hard to understand how even the most liberal Americans can't understand the grave...
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Coroner should call it quitsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I was absolutely flabbergasted reading Kane County Coroner Chuck West's feeble attempt to explain his actions in 2007 when his deputies removed a television from a dead ...
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Streamwood park district in real troubleMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is with real regret that after 24 years with the Streamwood Park District I am turning in my resignation. I also regret not being able to say my goodbyes to the peopl...
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No common sense in gun control ideaMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished reading Burt Constable's column, "Supreme Court needs to take the safety off common sense" and I'm still waiting to hear the "common sense" part of his p...
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Drop recreation, voc-ed from schoolMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Are public schools under funded? Is the glass half empty? What are the intended functions of public education? Are they trying to do too much? Education, vocation, recre...
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Here's health care that seems to workMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I have read with much interest the attempts of several sources to have both the Congress and Senate join us in whatever kind of health care system they develop. I applau...
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...