Burlington Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Sound-off timeMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Tired of awful roads and traffic? A governor who wants to add programs when the state can't pay its bills? Of education and social assistance programs being held hostage...
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Thanks for exposing these deceptionsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you "Daily Herald" for putting this item on page 2 on March 7. Would you please print my letter so the people that missed the article can read it. "TORONTO -- Pri...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Coercive conversion by prayerful methodMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - As an American Jew, I'm highly offended, and also worried, by the Pope's prayer to "enlighten" Jews by praying for us to accept Christ as the Savior. Fortunately, praye...
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Dumping Electoral College a bad ideaMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - By all means, get rid of the Electoral College. That way, we only have to hold elections in the large cities. We can let one group of voters elect the leaders for the r...
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Dineen retirement leaves big holeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It may not have yet struck the basketball community, but March 1, we all lost one of the finest people, if not the finest coach to grace the courts of the tradition rich...
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Like teachers, U-46 drivers chose wiselyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The standoff between bus drivers and Elgin Area School District U-46, resolved at the last minute last week, reflected the continuing ghostly presence of former Superint...
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Harsh rhetoric isn't same as real debateMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Politics has been defined as the art of the possible. This must involve compromise to reach a solution. Unfortunately, many issues in our society will not be solved due ...
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Obama just one more in a long lineMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Ninety percent of Blacks (and many Hispanics) vote Democratic. Ninety percent of blacks are voting for Barack Obama. Chicago, Cook County and Illinois Democratic politi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Doubtful predictionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With people counting their pennies in these harsh economic times, it's possible Carpentersville's new 2-cent-per-gallon gas tax won't generate the $250,000 it expects. P...