Burlington Opinion
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Should we cede Africa to ISIS?May 18, 2016 12:01 am - If Trump is elected president and follows through with his foreign policy based on "American First" with little understanding or regard for alliances, negotiations or pe...
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Starbucks too-much-ice suit wasn't newsMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Shame on the Daily Herald for placing the article about the frivolous lawsuit filed against Starbucks for too much ice and not enough liquid on the front page of the May...
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What's left, with Trump the nominee?May 09, 2016 1:00 am - Everyone remembers traumatic events in their lives. We all recall when we found out there was no Santa Claus, that our parents were in fact both the Easter Bunny and the...
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Gas price fluctuation more than bafflingMay 06, 2016 12:00 am - Help me understand what is going on with these vacillating gas prices. The other day I was driving south from Elgin on Randall Road and the first thing I notice is Shell...
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What a sorry state we're in on IDsApr 26, 2016 12:01 am - My wife and I recently stayed with our daughter and son-in-law at the Army base at which he is stationed. Each time we drove on the base they were required to show their...
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Lamenting lack of pickleball in ElginApr 23, 2016 1:00 am - The article about baby boomer activity was especially interesting to me since I am an avid "senior" pickleball player. I live in Elgin which is larger than any city in t...
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Are you pro-birth, rather than pro-life?Apr 20, 2016 1:00 am - You are pro-birth, not pro-life, if: You don't believe in affordable universal health care for all. Especially for the mother and fetus but then of course a fetus grows ...
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C'mon, who drives 45 mph in work zone?Apr 15, 2016 12:01 am - Reading the April 11 column by Marni Pyke, by wife and I both had a good laugh over the quote by Dan Rozek, tollway spokesman. Ms. Pyke's article regarded the difficulty...
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Christianity at core of Western cultureApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Bob @earthlink.net> foxletters;Fri 3/25/2016 9:59 PM Dear Editor, The joy of the holy Easter season is tempered by an increase in religious persecution of Christia...
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Haeger Potteries will be sorely missedApr 10, 2016 12:01 am - I was saddened to learn that Haeger Potteries in East Dundee will be closing its doors in May after 145 years. My late father, Irving R. Symonds, Jr., began using Haeger...