Burlington Opinion
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Red light cameras all about safetyFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While they are becoming more commonplace, photo-enforced cameras are not popular. However, a recent Saturday Soapbox entry implying that they are set up as a moneymaker ...
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Stick to intent of stimulus planFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama asked Congress to enact a stimulus bill that would allocate $825 billion to rebuild infrastructure such as bridges, roads, schools, etc. not only because...
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Don't force us to support abortionFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Is there anything that Americans believe in so strongly that they are willing to put their money where their mouth is? Many Americans do just that when they personally ...
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Writer wrong on liberals' patriotismFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - On Jan. 17 appeared yet another letter from Right Wing World titled, "Where are liberals in our military?" impugning again the patriotism of liberals. Max Cleland and Ta...
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PADS thanks those who helpedFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - As chairs of the "Elgin Stars Dance for PADS Winter Harvest for the Homeless" event Jan. 17, we would like to thank our honorary co chairs, Harry and Phyllis Blizzard; o...
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New word for Illinois' lexiconJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - bag-man, noun (1765): a person who on behalf of another collects or distributes illicitly gained money.* blag-man, noun (2009): 1. a bagman who collects his own illicitl...
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Take a look at who is punished for DUIJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - With all the articles written about the changes in the drinking laws passed in January, I have only one wish, and that is that they would pass the law as enforced. It is...
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There are worse things than abortionJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I thought Bob Rudny's letter of Jan. 10 calling for a day of prayer on Inauguration Day one of the most ridiculous letters ever written in the history of the written wor...
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Insights into Elgin council candidatesJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - After McCain-Palin lost and "Marine One" whisked "W" off to obscurity, I figured my ears had been exposed to their last discordant malapropisms. Then came Wednesday nigh...
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Israel/Hamas war painted as one-sidedJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - We deplore the rocket barrage Hamas has been firing against Israeli neighborhoods. We also see Israel's military response as disproportionate and unjustified. The U.S. m...