Burlington Opinion
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Say no to ComEd's proposed rate hikeMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - As a customer of ComEd, I oppose the rate hike. Between rising gas prices, and other utility bills, most people barely make enough to get by. If the rate hike is passed ...
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Politicians won't make gas cheaperMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the Daily Herald! The article about an investigation into the gas crisis only touched on half the truth. While the points about previous investigation...
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Humor at what expense?May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Patrick J. Dalton's excellent letter to Fence Post describing Bill Maher's Catholic bigotry is but one example of a growing number of contemporary comedians who seem to ...
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Safe classrooms also means healthy airMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Now more than ever, cleaning and disinfecting are big priorities for schools. MRSA, the drug-resistant and sometimes deadly staph that's easily spread among students, a...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A nice how-do-you-do It was a pleasant surprise for one of our soapbox writers to get a voice mail at home Monday afternoon from Jose Torres, who was named superintenden...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Not good for parents, or goodwill The abrupt closure of Edward Hospital's day school for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties, due to budgetary issues, is...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - All in all, an impressive building Leaving the debate over the $31 million price tag aside for a moment, the new Arlington Heights village hall is really quite something...
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No universal health careMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems the people want national health care paid for by the government (taxes). Before you all go off and think how great this will be, consider this. For those in the...
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Magazine insulted service veteransMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The people that publish Time magazine -- don't they have any respect for a national memorial then to make a mockery of it? I believe they owe the American public and esp...
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Home visiting works to reduce incidence of child abuse, neglectMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Curran, Perez and Zaruba are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois As the sheriffs of DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, we've seen many serious, disturbing crim...