Burlington Opinion
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Of nativists and capitalistsNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A comment regarding Liz Parker Siebeck's Oct. 24 letter on Elgin's immigration policy. Nativism is that narrow, seemingly self-protective insistence that earlier immigr...
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Resettlement in St. Charles lovelyNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Living is West Chicago and working in St. Charles at a local typesetting company ended with my daughter marrying a local man and my wife, two boys and I returning to Con...
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Short-term losses OK in health care fixNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Deficits are not good themselves. But they are necessary in government and business to achieve "profits." When a business buys a big machine, this decision leads to loss...
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Don't let politics govern war decisionsNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Politics should not enter into military decisions, but that appears to be the case with President Obama's reluctance to accept his hand-picked general's request for an a...
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Give credit where due in Dist. 304 meetingsNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - When District 304's school board announced its meetings would be broadcast on Channel 10 and the Internet, they led Geneva to think the idea was theirs. President Mary S...
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Why does regular flu take back seat?Nov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Is the media hype on H1N1 over emphasized? In my opinion, yes. According to the statistics, 36,000 people die a year caused by the regular seasonal influenza, when 4,100...
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Government pensions unfair on rest of usNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A missing point in the recent opinion on state pensions is the pension itself. With pay-in by the employee and the contributions by your taxes, the employee after 30 yea...
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GOP not for reform; rather stronger GOPNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Pat Brady, in his Oct. 26 letter, says Republicans have learned from the past and that getting Illinois' house in order and a transparent government that serves the ...
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H1N1 debacle shows feds can't run health careNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Congressman Foster, you like to refer to yourself as a man with a scientific background. That implies that you have trained your observation powers to base your decision...
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Aurora, beware of budget promisesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After I got home from another Aurora City Council meeting and kissed my daughters goodnight, I thought, "What just happened tonight?" and sighed. The first issue that wa...