Burlington Opinion
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2nd Amendment rights are in dangerMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Today (Feb. 26) in an Associated Press news release on the U.S. crackdown of Mexican drug cartels Attorney General Eric Holder calls for reinstituting a ban of so called...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Illegal immigration saps our resourcesMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that the economy has tanked, the federal government is mortgaging our children's future. The state is billions over budget and talking about raising taxes or drastic...
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We need better money managersMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm with Robert Chmela (Elgin) and Bob Allen (Huntley). Not only am I down right upset but thoroughly embarrassed. The people of Illinois as well as the entire country h...
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Praise for people, postal serviceMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I dropped a feral female cat off at the vet to be spayed and vaccinated, and picked her up on my way to work the next day. I was in a hurry and evidently dropped the rab...
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Obama's solutions might be problematicMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama certainly has had many ideas so far, but I think some of his plans are at cross purposes; they actually work against each other. Now he says he is conce...
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U.S. Grant should be memorializedMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - In honor of Ulysses S. Grant, I would like to propose that the Highland Avenue bridge over the Fox River in Elgin be named Grant Bridge and a plaque posted memorializing...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Snow way Yes, spring is just around the corner, and, yes, we probably (hopefully) don't have too many winter storms left this season. But last weekend's snow offered a p...
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Five ways to fix public educationFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - There are several concepts our legislature can use to dramatically improve public education. We mention only five that could have an immediate impact: 1. Redirect the hu...
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Elgin needs farsighted leadersFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to publicly thank the City of Elgin, Mayor Schock, the city council, city staff, Police Chief Womack and her department for the purchase of the cobblestone ...