Burlington Opinion
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Saturday SoapboxSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Top-notch education: We offer congrats to five local schools that received the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon award: Windsor Elementary in Arlington Heights, St. ...
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Sheriff fires back over editorialSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - There are two sides to every story and your paper chose to magnify one incident over my 2 1/2 years as sheriff. Did I attempt to leave the meeting in frustration? Yes. W...
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Cash for Clunkers for seniors?Sep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A version of "Cash for Clunkers" might be one answer to reducing government costs for medical care. Seniors could be offered incentives to forgo expensive medical proced...
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Opposition to new speed limit doesn't make senseSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In reply to AAA Chicago Regional President Mr. Brad Roeber's letter decrying the state's decision to allow semis to go 65 mph on our highways ... you should get out more...
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Fight fear by building communitySep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the editorial in the Sunday, Sept. 6 paper. Your note, "The partisan divide has never seemed wider than it does today," is further emphasized by a comment ...
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D300 shouldn't have played Obama speechSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When District 300 Superintendent Ken Arndt recently complained about parents being concerned about President Obama's school time address, he forgets that our children ar...
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Impeachment argument devoid of substanceSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - If Fen Lind of Huntley in his/her letter to the editor Sept. 12 thought he or she was presenting an argument in support of impeaching President Obama, then I think he or...
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GOP wouldn't let this pass if their guy was in chargeSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For the past eight years, many Americans disagreed with the policies of the Bush administration. I don't recall anyone every yelling out, "You lie!" to the president whe...
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We're not all against health care reform billSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I've been reading and listening to all of the very vocal opponents of our elected president's proposed Health Care Reform Bill. I feel the need to voice my opinion, as i...
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What's up with grocery prices?Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have noticed that two well-known grocery stores are advertising lower food prices, some items as much as 20 percent. If these stores are able to make a fair profit wit...