Burlington Opinion
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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....
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Why can't outsiders follow entry rules?Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Al Kirkland Jr.'s Letter against the Association for Legal Americans. Illegal is simply that. It's unlawful, unauthorized. Why can't illegal alie...
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Lawyers advocating breaking of the lawFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - With all of the letters written against the Association for Legal Americans by local lawyers, my question to them is, "What about the word 'illegal' don't you understan...
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It's not racism to want laws enforcedFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - What do prejudice, hate or racism have to do with illegality and the will of the people? When my house was broke into, that was illegal entry. The United States of Amer...
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Fund closure reflects lack of appreciationFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1935, someone in Elgin was kind enough to start a shoe fund for needy people. In 1935, my family of 13 children moved to Illinois from Minnesota. My siblings and I ma...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Wishing no harm, but more adherenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am an Elgin resident concerned about the local and national immigration problem. While some of the points Al Kirkland Jr. made in a recent letter have merit, what was ...