Burlington Opinion
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Walmart example of Elgin's quick fixesDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I was anticipating a hearing for final approval of the proposed Walmart store at Randall and Bowes roads in Elgin. Last spring a recently-retired city employee said ther...
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Health care vote betrayed constituencyDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - To Rep. Foster: As a registered voter in the 14th district, I wish to express my extreme disappointment in you for voting in favor of the health care reform bill on Nov....
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Foster does right by our medical needsDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I believe we all need to thank Rep. Bill Foster of the 14th Congressional District for his vote for health care reform. I'm retired and on Medicare. I wish that all of m...
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W. Dundee flying the Jolly RogerDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The village of West Dundee has been unable to right its ship in the face of continued economic hardships. It has been in the same boat as its citizens, tightening their ...
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Gasoline and the invisible handDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," Smith suggests there's an invisible hand, an unseen force that moves capital to foreign trade only if profits in another country...
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Coach Curry was an inspirationDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It was with some degree of sadness that I learned that Mike Curry would be stepping down as head football coach at Aurora Central Catholic. Though I don't think it matte...
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Global warming is just another scamDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A letter by Sandra Kaptain of the League of Women Voters in the Daily Herald includes several outrageous statements about "global warming," in urging that we "go green."...
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Red Gate bridge would ruin WayneDec 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Despite charts, a 10-minute audio/visual presentation and what would appear to be a thorough assessment by the sponsor and lead agent of the study of Red Gate Road bridg...
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Our health system has bad foundationDec 24, 2009 10:00 pm - We pay about twice as much per person for our health care and yet die younger and lose more children through infant mortality than citizens in the other industrialized c...
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History beginning to repeat itselfDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - "The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for ...