Burlington Opinion
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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, ...
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Health care ills not just private sector problemJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - After reading Alfred Kirkland's letter on health care May 3 I feel compelled to address the errors in his so-called reform of health care. The need for real reform is ob...
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Closing Guantanamo doesn't make senseJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Why is President Obama pressing to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba? We have more than 200 al-Qaida members, Taliban members or just declared haters of America im...
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Concealed carry is right for IllinoisMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent events have changed the way people must look at gun control. Last June the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in D.C. vs. Heller that the Second Amendment is indeed an indi...
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Is it for your safety or for your money?May 30, 2009 11:00 pm - It seems to me that in today's world if it is for your safety it means big dollars for the police. I'm getting pretty tired about hearing click it or ticket. It should b...
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Remove insurance companies from pictureMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - If some of the initial reports on plans for health care reform turn out to be true, the American public is about to get sold down the river. If there is not at least a s...
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Unregulated market is the problemMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Someone should tell George Will that the greed most people are concerned about has nothing to do with the price of Ohio State football tickets. It has to do with the fac...
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How many chances should we offer?May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I see in the paper that Juan Rivera has been found guilty for the third time in the death of 11-year old Holly Staker. How many times must we find this murderer guilty b...
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Does this protect us from terrorists?May 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you are an Obama fan or not, everyone in the U.S. needs to know this. Something happened - H.R. 1388 was passed on May 12 behind our backs. You may want to read...