Burlington Opinion
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Government threatens our very sovereigntyMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Never have I been reminded more of the wisdom, "I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet." First, our own government leaders allowed our nation ...
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GOP and Democrats can share the blameMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite what Les Ayres said in the April 10 Fence Post, Democrats are not fully to blame for our financial mess and Republicans are not thwarted saviors. It's easy to te...
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Abortion is all about economicsMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I was just reading on my Yahoo home page a report about the cost of raising a child through the age of 18. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average c...
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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...