Burlington Opinion
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Fox Valley soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A long road Once an art teacher in his small Mexican village, Juan Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago. He took two jobs, yet always had a return to teaching i...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Not buying what attorney is sellingDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Immigration attorney Shirley Sadjadi has railed against several recent letter writers who have expressed concern over the invasion of America by non-assimilating immigra...
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Working moms need child-care assistanceDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Employers need to offer assistance for child care to full-time working mothers. As a single mother myself, I understand the frustration of not having decent, affordable...
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Time for a truce in Campton HillsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's nothing in legislation governing new villages that says residents have to be concerned about how those outside of the village view their words and actions. And ...
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Working moms need child-care assistanceDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Employers need to offer assistance for child care to full-time working mothers. As a single mother myself, I understand the frustration of not having decent, affordable ...
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Fund transit with more pay-as-you-useDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It is a crying shame that our state and local legislators feel the only way to bail out mass transit in the six collar counties and the city of Chicago is to do it throu...
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U-46 students need more time in gymDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - In order to prevent the rise of child obesity, physical education should be a mandatory class for 45 minutes each day in U-46 schools. Physical education will improve st...
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Soapbox: Bridge of sighsDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia's downtown bridge won't be completed by Dec. 14. It might not even be done in January if the weather is too cold. Worse yet, the westbound lanes that are complet...
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Soapbox: Ready, set, goDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Holiday shoppers around Algonquin, Lake in the Hills and Huntley will no doubt think Santa arrived several weeks early when officials open a long-awaited four-lane stret...