Burlington Opinion
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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...
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Impeached for caring for cronies?Nov 08, 2015 4:55 am - How many more hostages will fall prey to Governor Rauner's demands before an agreement is negotiated on the budget? Besides seniors, the disabled and low-wage workers be...
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Where was GOP after Sept. 11?Nov 02, 2015 12:00 am - I find it fascinating that the Republicans are conducting a witch hunt on Hillary for failing to protect the four Americans killed in Benghazi alleging that she delibera...
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Don't like cars? Just ban them.Nov 01, 2015 12:00 am - As I understand it, the anti-gun crowd does not want to own a firearm so they believe that if there is something they don't like then it should be banned. Well, I don't ...
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Enough with the Benghazi charadeOct 22, 2015 12:00 am - Two Republicans have now publicly admitted that the current Senate investigation is a deliberate attempt to undermine Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign. With the h...