Burlington Opinion
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Economy pundits confuse cause, resultJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The so-called establishment economic "experts" raised on Keynesian claptrap lament these days about the "paradox of thrift." Based on the fallacious notion that the key ...
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Forget the banks, send us the moneyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The government has sent billions of dollars to the big financial institutions that have led us into the current situation. The same institutions are not using the money ...
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What's wrong with being kind to planet?Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Rob Gunther's letter about global warming on Jan. 19. I understand that he is a skeptic and that there are many people who feel the same way a...
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They sound nice but strip freedomsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to complement Timothy Schmidgall's Dec. 30 "A different world without Bill of Rights." I would like to add my comments. When Congress writes bills they alw...
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Paper should stop partisan rhetoricJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems to me that the Daily Herald used many denigrating phrases in its "Letter to Illinois' new senator." Such as: "you joined league with a manipulative governor and...
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Renaming road a waste of moneyJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - I am disappointed whenever our state lawmakers take a current road, street or highway and decide to rename it, as it is not being a good steward of our Illinois tax doll...
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The magic of it allJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - As Barack Obama is about to take the oath of office, we are compelled by our personal histories to take stock of what his presidency means to us. Mere days stand between...
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Press must shine light on locals, tooJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - As the impeachment of our governor wends its way through the process that will strip him of his office for backroom pay-to play business deals that serve special interes...
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Writer offers mea culpaJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Before all you Constitutional experts correct me for the letter printed in the Daily Herald Jan. 9, I want to explain that the information I looked at was from another s...
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Where are liberals in our military?Jan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - In a recent survey by the Military Times, 60 percent of the respondents expressed uncertainty and pessimism about serving under President-elect Obama. More interestingly...