Burlington Opinion
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ECC tuition waivers fall on hard timesJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College is facing challenging times with the current state budget impasse. As a result, the college has had to re-evaluate all of its expenses to save mo...
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Not really interested in tax fairnessJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Christian Mitchell's proposed progressive state income tax is a much more fair tax and also provides a path to help reduce the illinois deficit. Thirty-thre...
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School funding bill rough on suburbsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Pending in Springfield is a bill which seeks to alter the way our schools are funded. Under this bill the majority of the state funding received by suburban communities...
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Press in cahoots with government run amokJun 01, 2016 12:01 am - On the front page of the May 26 edition of the Daily Herald I read about "Surviving a brutal bear attack" and the "Ghosts of Cubs seasons past still linger." Buried on P...
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Editorial: Elgin mural discussion needed, but it's a decade lateMay 21, 2016 2:00 pm - For at least 10 years, no one publicly questioned a mural placed in downtown Elgin. With no sign explaining it, those who passed it on a pedestrian walkway were unaware ...
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Elgin parking not accessible enoughMay 20, 2016 12:01 am - Every year we go down to Southern Illinois for my family reunion. Last year we drove through Herrin, Illinois, a small town of about 12,000 people. The sidewalks were cr...
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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...