Burlington Opinion
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Drop the belt and talk to your kidsMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Anyone remember the Golden Rule? It seems that for some parents these days, it only applies if their kids adhere to the Fifth Commandment. You know, the one where you ar...
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Open letter to Wasco Sanitary Dist. boardMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to protest the assessment of the legal/litigation expense fees of $20 per month. I find this to be an outrageous abuse of the public trust to assess these f...
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Obama health plan will mean inflationMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama is attempting to bulldoze his health care reform bill through Congress. None of the leaders in Congress from House Speaker Pelosi to Senate Leader Reid w...
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Insurance, but little elseMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - What are you doing to us, Mr. Obama? All you seem to care about is insurance. We are no longer working, but we'll have insurance. We are losing our homes and have no pla...
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Letting parents save school programsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - School boards are taking it on the chin these days, with meeting after meeting in which irate parents and sincere students beg that their favorite academic or extracurri...
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Elgin's dog law shortsightedMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - It is disturbing that the City of Elgin has chosen to treat law abiding dog owners like criminals. The ordinance is so severe that the average person will be unable to f...
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Hastert post-Congress spending an affrontMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - It is unconscionable for Dennis Hastert to take $1 million from the taxpayers to operate an office and staff. We don't need to finance retired House Speakers to promote ...
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Thanks to Elgin snow angelMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm an almost senior citizen with a few health issues but I'm still the primary person responsible for shoveling the snow. During our last big snowfall a pickup truck ca...
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Kane forest preserve should preserve landMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - John Hoscheit, Kane County Board member and forest preserve commission president, just doesn't get the point of why people are writing letters in opposition to the "disc...
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Tea party should be taken seriouslyMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Rep. Melissa Bean, as most Washington Democrats, RINO's and mainstream media do, miss the point of the tea party rallies and organizations. They are about local citizens...