Burlington Opinion
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Choral concert-goers showed little respectDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I attended the 6 p.m. concert of the Elgin Children's Chorus on Dec. 2 and was appalled at the conduct of some members of the audience. The choristers work very hard in ...
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Watch '1968' to see last days of hopeDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - If anyone hasn't seen Tom Brokow's "1968," they should make every effort to do so. As a member of that generation, I was totally involved. It was the days of John and R...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Adorned palm trees probably accurateDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - As I drove along streets in southwest Florida, I enjoyed the white lights wrapped around royal palm trees. I laughed, thinking what strange Christmas trees they were, un...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerks in stores have been saying, "Have a happy holiday" to me and I'm highly offended. "Holiday" is a derivative of the words "Holy Day" and thoughts of anything holy ...
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Testing debate only hides larger problemDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - On 12-10, a Daily Herald editorial criticized the decision by the Illinois State Board of Education to require students still learning English to take the same tests as ...
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Tri-Cities soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A learning experience Kevin Burns will keep his day job and his political job. And the Geneva mayor will still have plenty of time for his family. In the end, that shoul...
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Too many excesses, and too few ethicsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Alfred Kirkland's letter hit the nail on the head. We are all in danger from the system's excesses. It all started with the administration of the Republican President Wa...
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Cook Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Bartlett voters, start your engines … If Bartlett voters in the 14th Congressional District don't think it's weird enough that they'll be voting twice for the same offic...