Burlington Opinion
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Party jumping not really flip-floppingOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The man's name was Odin Langen. You couldn't get more Republican or Scandinavian, making him a perfect representative for the area where I grew up. When my dad signed me...
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Let's get back to the moral basicsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - This is a response to the letters in support of Planned Parenthood. We wouldn't need Planned Parenthood if we would teach our daughters how to abstain from immoral relat...
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More police before a new music hallOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The mayor and city council are exploring either revamping Hemmens Auditorium or building a new music auditorium for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and other groups. I read...
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Support troops with more than stickersOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Democrats David Obey of Wisconsin and Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania have proposed legislation which would truly allow us to support our troops and our nation in a meaningf...
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U-46 teachers should say 'yes' to good dealOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - When Elgin School District U-46's 2,400 teachers vote by secret ballot Oct. 15 on a proposed three-year contract, we urge them to say "yes." The deal, already tentativel...
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Soapbox: Quit packing east sideOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - No doubt Elgin City Council members will point to the $275,000 to $325,000 value of the 14 homes proposed on the 3-acre former YMCA property as reason to approve such a...
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Why no scrubbers on new state plants?Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - In this day of national and international scientific concern about climate change and global warming, why is Illinois proposing at least five new conventional coal-fired...
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Time to enact the USA COWARD ActOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - With our nation-building experiment in Iraq not exactly going according to plan and our troop surge not exactly getting the desired results as yet, I would like to submi...
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Language, culture being underminedOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Kane County needs 50 Spanish-English interpreters in order to comply with "the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued the county for violating the federal Voting Rights ...
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Many thanks for harvest moon magicOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development's (AID) annual benefit auction, Harvest Moon Magic, was magical. There were gourmet baskets of delectable goodies and baskets ...