Burlington Opinion
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Oberweis, Lincoln comparison bizarreApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I choked a bit on my coffee Sunday morning reading L. Dean Hufsey's letter equating Jim Oberweis' candidacies to Abraham Lincoln's. Lincoln's first run for state office...
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Rights for the illegal, but not neighbors?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski wants to bestow upon illegal aliens the same rights we enjoy as U.S. citizens, yet she has a problem with American childr...
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Code enforcement -- the vigilante way?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Seems Jerry Deering takes his job seriously as head honcho of Elgin's code enforcement. Imagine getting busted by the No. 1 man on the "no notice nuisance laws" for stu...
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Let 222 Locust draw neighbors togetherApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - We had a great a turnout for our recent Near West Neighbors Association meeting, the best turnout since I've been a member. Apparently the problems at 222 Locust St. are...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Justice finally prevails on youthful mistakeApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The test of any experience in the judicial system is simple enough. In the end, was the disposition fair? For a South Elgin youth first caught up in that system in 2002 ...
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Leashes are for the safety of dog, tooApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I am familiar with the location of the Route 31 open area now used as a dog park. Several years ago, I would drive past this spot and there was hardly a car in the parki...
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Tell whole story on firefighter groupApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't help but chuckle at the claims made by the Northwest Municipal Conference in its opposition to pension adjustments for a unique group of Illinois fire fighter...
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Far healthier to forgive and forgetApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In his criticism of George Paradies' letter, Victor Darst says it "is like reading the transcript from a right-wing radio talk show." Does Darst realize that his critici...
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Turn hope into action -- right nowApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hope is a fine word, an amazing word. It can be a step, helping you reach a higher level. It can be a crutch, helping you down the road to destruction. It is a word we h...