Burlington Opinion
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Gambling's growing pervasivenessMar 01, 2017 11:01 pm - Each year it seems that gambling becomes more pervasive. In Illinois, video gambling sites have increased significantly in the past 18 months, and there is serious discu...
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Red light camera ban a bad ideaFeb 25, 2017 11:01 pm - State Representative David McSweeney is back again with his proposal to ban red light cameras. You have to wonder how many tickets he's received for running a red light....
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Oppose Pruitt's appointment to EPAFeb 22, 2017 11:01 pm - It is imperative that we should all oppose Scott Pruitt's appointment to the EPA. Flint, Michigan is an example of what can go wrong for the entire nation when rules and...
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Elgin candidate forum video availableFeb 11, 2017 11:01 pm - I would like to let the voters of Elgin know that a video was made of the Jan. 6 Elgin OCTAVE Elgin City Council candidate forum. That video is now available for viewing...
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Editorial: Elgin's community dinners go beyond a free mealJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - There's a lot to like about Jeff Turner's idea to expand the number of community dinners he organizes in Elgin, and that goes beyond providing another free meal for anyo...
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Vowing to never get over Trump's electionJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - I've listened as they called my president a Muslim and said he wasn't born here. I watched as they blocked every single path to progress and every opportunity to form br...
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Editorial: Review after house fire shows many still need to get serious about smoke detectorsJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - We'd like to think working smoke detectors are as common in suburban dwellings as light bulbs. They are relatively inexpensive to buy, easy to maintain and available at ...
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Elephants are still headed for extinctionJan 04, 2017 11:01 pm - Elephants are heading toward extinction. The ivory trade provides poachers with a huge financial incentive to kill them for their tusks. Rich big game "hunters" still ar...
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Which party really is the fringe one?Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Paul Bischoff has the typical Donald Trump blind lemming view of history and geography to state "we're a country with a blue fringe on our coast." I wonder if Mr. Bischo...
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Expect many flip-flops from TrumpDec 08, 2016 11:01 pm - David Gersen in his recent column argues that Mr. Trump's hypocrisy is a good thing for the nation. Mr. Gersen is inaccurate, however, in his analysis of the president-e...