Burlington Opinion
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Addiction programs need adequate fundingJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - As an addiction treatment professional for the past 38 years, I want to salute those in Lake County who are embracing treatment over punishment for people who have the d...
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For the sake of their party, perhaps?Jun 13, 2016 1:00 am - You published a letter recently that came from a Republican who lived in Wayne. Like so many other diehards that support the GOP, he prefers to live in a separate realit...
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GOP-led Congress is harassing ClintonJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - No, Joe Biden is not going to be president, Mr. Ley. You are mistaken. Mr. Ley's May 20 letter published on the Opinion Page accuses Hillary Clinton unjustly and cynic...
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Need announcement for transgender IDJun 11, 2016 1:00 am - Will the YMCA, YWCAs, community centers and all the different workout gyms now be required to let males who identify as females into their showering areas? What abo...
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ECC tuition waivers fall on hard timesJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College is facing challenging times with the current state budget impasse. As a result, the college has had to re-evaluate all of its expenses to save mo...
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Not really interested in tax fairnessJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Christian Mitchell's proposed progressive state income tax is a much more fair tax and also provides a path to help reduce the illinois deficit. Thirty-thre...
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School funding bill rough on suburbsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Pending in Springfield is a bill which seeks to alter the way our schools are funded. Under this bill the majority of the state funding received by suburban communities...
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Press in cahoots with government run amokJun 01, 2016 12:01 am - On the front page of the May 26 edition of the Daily Herald I read about "Surviving a brutal bear attack" and the "Ghosts of Cubs seasons past still linger." Buried on P...
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Editorial: Elgin mural discussion needed, but it's a decade lateMay 21, 2016 2:00 pm - For at least 10 years, no one publicly questioned a mural placed in downtown Elgin. With no sign explaining it, those who passed it on a pedestrian walkway were unaware ...
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Elgin parking not accessible enoughMay 20, 2016 12:01 am - Every year we go down to Southern Illinois for my family reunion. Last year we drove through Herrin, Illinois, a small town of about 12,000 people. The sidewalks were cr...