Burlington Opinion
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Writer dead wrong on 14th AmendmentMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Tawney is dead wrong when he says in his Feb. 25 letter the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to illegal al...
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Razing Cole Hall would be mistakeMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Tearing down Cole Hall is a mistake. I'm not trying to minimize the tragedy, but to tear down a perfectly good building is not the solution. A memorial should be erected...
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Media could regret Obama fascinationMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The TV show "Commander in Chief" with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland was one of the best prime-time television programs presented in the fall of 2005. It was so powe...
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Briefs: Choppy charter watersFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The honeymoon didn't last long. One of the main reasons for opening a charter school is to avoid the cost of a unionized teaching force and to have more flexibility and ...
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Harrop column was lesson in gibberishFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Froma Harrop. I refuse to ridicule her name, but I must ridicule her writings. Her Feb. 21 column criticizing both the lending industry and the proposed efforts to "fix"...
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Putting God back in school is answerFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The shootings that are occurring in our schools are a terrible shame. There are a lot of very smart people looking for the cause and will make many studies looking for...
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Arrest might have been predictedFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a very sad day for Elgin and its taxpayers when a major drug ring is busted involving a city employee at a city funded facility by the FBI. While serving on the cit...
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Why is this woman free to buy ID again?Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps you read the story in the papers recently about a woman by the name of Marcelina Castenada who was arrested up at Fisher Nuts. It seems she paid $550 for a set ...
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Will 1,695 district voices, new members trump U-46 habits?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sheer numbers pretty much tell the story. When Pro-Act Search Inc. asked Elgin School District U-46 residents for input on the next superintendent, it didn't get apathy...
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English not required for legality hereFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - For the record, speaking English and illegal immigration are two separate issues. One does not need to know English to become a legal resident of the United States. In a...