Burlington Opinion
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It's time to put value on early learningApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Research shows that high-quality early care and education programs ensure that children develop skills they need to succeed in school and to become healthy, thriving adu...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...
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Downfall started with the unionsApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - This economy and unemployment is getting to me. Back since the time of the caveman and beyond, trees were growing the same as they are now. The thing that changed is the...
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Big brother watching???Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, look out - big brother is watching us, ooh, ooh! Give me a break! What are we, a bunch of cry babies? Oh my, there are cameras to watch us blow off red li...
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Don't give govt. a foot in the doorApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a note to Helen Clark in her March 23 letter to the Fence Post. Some of your comments are sound but your attack on AIG is a bit heavy. The government knew of the bo...
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Do townships earn their keep?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - My politics are left of liberal and I gladly pay taxes. But for our new governor, Pat Quinn, to raise taxes now is just foolishness. To save enough money to pay Illinois...
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Elgin Twp. assistance program doing goodApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - During this tough economic time, as a rental property owner in Elgin I would like to thank the Elgin Township Supervisor Annette Miller for supporting and maintaining an...
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Boys & Girls Club reason for hopeApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's easy to find reasons to be alarmed about the state of our nation's youth and the enormous challenges they have growing up in a rudderless society and facing an unce...
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Ensure students are preparedApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama recently stated he wants educational standards "that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test but whether they possess 21st c...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...