Burlington Opinion
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Is fear-mongering worth the risk?Nov 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Dear Governor Rauner, Americans take risks every day. When we get on a plane, when we consume alcohol, when we order an egg sunny-side-up, when we invest in the stock ma...
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Editorial: 'Puffy' helmets an idea worth pursuingNov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of St. Edward Central Catholic High School Mike Rolando. It's like a scene out of the old Seinf...
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Fuddy Duddy brings joy in a sad worldNov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - I perused a recent Saturday Daily Herald on the all-too-common disheartening events of the day. Page 1 had a story on the Mali siege. Page 2, an article on "the Donald";...
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State must reassure public about lotteryNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - It's no surprise that Illinois Lottery ticket sales shrank $20 million in the month of October. The lottery-buying public has growing doubts that their winnings in exces...
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Storm drains aren't garbage disposalsNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - That hole in the street with the metal grate that is next to the curb is a "storm drain." It's intended purpose is to prevent flooding in streets during storm events. It...
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Puffy helmets make life safer for young athletesNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - The news, as I recall it, didn't create stop-and-take-notice headlines throughout Illinois. State legislators this summer made it law that virtually all schools where sp...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Life saved by gun not Page 1 newsNov 16, 2015 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald Nov. 3 on Page 8 is a small article about a attempted robbery at a store on Chicago's southwest side. The robber, a masked man entered the store dis...
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Gun owners won't give up their rightsNov 14, 2015 11:00 pm - According to the thinking of Dan Halvorsen in a Nov. 12 letter, driving a car around a barricade and plowing into a crowd of people is OK since it was just "an accident....
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Stick to facts regarding GOPNov 10, 2015 11:00 pm - I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Hause, who really needs to stick to the facts. • Donald Trump, the leading GOP candidate for president, asserted that Mexicans crossi...