Burlington Opinion
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Post 57 winner also tops district oratorsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The 11th District Oratorical Contest sponsored by Kane and DuPage counties was held Feb. 2 at American Legion Post 57 in Elgin. The contest is comprised of two parts: a...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...
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Racism charge for enforcing law absurdFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It is reverse discrimination to legal American citizens when illegals expect and receive services from the USA. Health care and education come to a cost to legal citize...
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Using term 'illegals' reveals the speakerFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - What's in a name? Let's say the name "illegals." What's in this name? Was it chosen for some good purpose? Was it chosen because it was expected to arouse useful contemp...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Help stop racist rhetoric, speak upFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I support Speak Out Against Prejudice (SOAP). Association for Legal Americans (AFLA) is a hate group. They are agents of intolerance. Despite the U.S. flag in their log...
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Leaders count on us staying uninvolvedFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It seems we hold dear only those things that directly affect us today. If we have a job with insurance as a company benefit, we don't really care about universal health...
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Dalton doesn't speak for this residentFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - John Dalton has stated that the Association for Legal Americans is racist and that his group will be more tolerant and respectful. I think calling citizens who want enf...
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Expect U.S. citizens to support world?Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - If anyone is a racist, perhaps John Dalton should examine his own position on illegal immigration. Perhaps we need another senator to examine his position, since he see...
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Comrades united in a modern-day Battle of WaterlooFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Tom Lutz stood no chance. His first clue should have been the forecast. His second should have been that he'd drawn the short straw that put a journalist irate about poo...