Burlington Opinion
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Never againOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - A vote for Gary Johnson is a vote for Donald Trump, who faces us with the deepest challenge to keep our promise at the end of the second world war that never again would...
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Differences are clearOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - My thoughts: Both candidates have huge egos and are power players on the world scene. They can get away with things that I can't. Donald Trump, by the words he has ut...
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An unfair rapOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - Listen: Politicians, like news people, get a bad rap. Oh sure, there's self-interest, there are inaccuracies. There's bias. Sometimes. In some people. But our best polit...
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A chance to improveOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - When I hear people tell me we need a change in leadership in the Oval Office, it makes me wonder where they have been for the past eight years. Our current president, in...
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Endorsement: Foster for Congress, 11th DistrictOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Congressman Bill Foster has made a name for himself as the only scientist elected to serve on Capitol Hill. And that expertise serves him well, not just in matters of po...
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Recognizing the urgency of a problemOct 17, 2016 12:01 am - I can't believe what I read recently in an article contrasting opposing Lake County candidates. Regarding crude-by-rail transport, Aaron Lawlor states, "So there is a di...
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Why can't Roskam ditch Trump?Oct 16, 2016 12:01 am - I live in Peter Roskam's Congressional District and I'm wondering why he hasn't ditched Donald Trump like John McCain. Or, at minimum, withdrawn his support like his lea...
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A plethora of good reasons to voteOct 15, 2016 12:01 am - Early voting has now begun at the Kane County Clerk's Office, 719 S Batavia Ave, Bldg. B, Geneva. So why vote? Because it is your voice. It is essential that all citizen...
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On Kaepernick, other spoiled millionairesOct 14, 2016 12:01 am - I am not a veteran. I've known friends, cousins, and fellow workers who were. But the veterans I know the most are my dad, uncles and their buddies. They were first gene...
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Hillary might be adequate, like ObamaOct 13, 2016 12:01 am - Donald Trump doesn't care about the people; examples are his disrespect for women and his hatred of minorities. He must be defeated; the way to do his is for enough of u...