Burlington Opinion
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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...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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More proof Elgin must fix basic servicesFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as Elgin's emergency, mid-winter leaf pickup made it clear the fall program had left much to be desired, two big snowstorms within a week made it clear the city can...
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Seeing legal, illegal disparity isn't racismFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in regard to the Feb. 1 article regarding Association for Legal Americans and its purpose. There has never been a racist remark from anyone connected with this g...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...