Burlington Opinion
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Ochoa grateful for voters' faith in himMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that the local elections are over and I have time to catch my breath, I want to be sure I say THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all those residents of Hanover Township who elec...
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Schools are appropriately cautiousMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Many suburban students will be getting extra days off this week as a result of swine flu precautions. As Daily Herald staff writers Matt Arado and Robert McCoppin report...
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Health care reform is sorely neededMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - United States citizens pay per capita about twice what citizens of England, France, Canada and other advanced countries pay for health care. Still, we get lower life exp...
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Ayers has no place at Elgin luncheonMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - What bizarre-o world is this where the Elgin service organization, Kiwanis Club, is hosting the unrepentant domestic terrorist bomber William Ayers to speak at its May l...
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Customer service shouldn't be lip serviceMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Periodically while traveling I run into ... one of them. "I only have you a short time this morning, folks," says the bus driver at Houston's Bush Airport as he shuts th...
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Gaming dollars help the economyApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I was disappointed to read John Kindt's latest assault on the gaming entertainment industry in a recent edition of the Daily Herald ("Illinois prof says economic fix sta...
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Outpouring for Pete was overwhelmingApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Last month, our family lost a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and brother. Last month, the community of Elgin lost a legend in Richard "Pete" Kova...
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Superintendent should only speak EnglishApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - While visiting with my granddaughter, she told me about an assembly for juniors that took place April 17 at Larkin High School. The assembly was for all juniors who are ...
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Put blame on housing bust where it belongsApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In his recent editorial, Les Ayres used Right Wing World's current talking point of blaming the Democrats for the economic disaster the Republicans created. And who are ...
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Which was the more important story?Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The headline on the front of your April 4 edition read: "Gays to wed in Iowa." Relegated to page 2 was the story, "Gunman kills 13, commits suicide." By the positioning ...