Burlington Opinion
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This is not what Madison envisionedJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, once said, "With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers co...
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Fooling ourselves on economic planJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The United States government is expanding at an alarming rate, far beyond the capability of the taxpayers to pay for it. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office sees...
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Two inspiring examples of changeJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - There's that saying, "With age comes wisdom." Sometimes, though, wisdom has more impact when it comes from an unexpected source. Today, Staff Writer Kerry Lester bring...
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Promise to keep library shiningJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As we are sworn in to the Gail Borden Library Board June 9, I would like to thank the voters for their support. The library is a jewel in our community, and I will work ...
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Half-price pizza does world of goodJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears to me that Nick's Pizza, selling pizzas at half price, has done more to help the people of Elgin, who are short on funds, retired, families and people without...
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Let's fix roads the right wayJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - On March 16, the City of Elgin began repairing the potholes on Orchard Street that were caused by the past winter. The workers had a new red truck and matching trailer s...
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Give Cohen credit for being openJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I came across a rather interesting article recently in "The Washington Post." It was written by Richard Cohen, somebody I don't usually agree with politically. In this c...
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Worried about Sotomayor's viewsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Will Sonia Sotomayor continue her past practice of supporting minorities' constitutional rights, while denying those same rights to the Caucasian majority, when she beco...
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Income tax should pay brunt of education billJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald of May 27, letters from Eric Anderson and Laurel Bault urged the state legislature to pass an income tax increase to further the health and education...
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Throw the bums outJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Editor: You keep asking for us to contact our elected officials and give them information on cleaning up Illinois. They would be the last to inform of information, ...