Burlington Opinion
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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...
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Soapbox: Picking their battlesFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Campton Hills officials made an interesting decision this week -- they let two small groups of property owners disconnect from the village. So instead of fighting tooth ...
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Isolated by demand for special treatmentFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - "Illegals" is a word that describes people in this country illegally. It does not point out a specific race. But it is a strong coincidence that a certain group of peopl...
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Nothing unclear about definitionsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's start by defining what issues are being raised in Elgin and the rest of the United States regarding the illegal immigration controversy. First, let's define the tw...
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Not illegal, but the words still do hurtFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to Ms. Dinkheller's Feb. 6 letter defending Association for Legal Americans as being against only illegal immigrants, not all Hispanics, I strongly disagree....