Burlington Opinion
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Big oil making obscene profitsJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - This year, U.S. taxpayers will be giving $700 billion to ExxonMobil, Shell and Marathon Petroleum and that's on top of what you're paying at the pump. Recently, the Inte...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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A compelling show of grace, dignityJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding The Daily Herald's June 20 article " Families Forgive": In the midst of unbearable suffering, the families of the nine victims of Emanuel African Methodist Epi...
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Dr. Zamir is owed an apologyJun 22, 2015 1:00 am - We have been patients of Dr. Zamir for 30 years-plus. We were not surprised that he would rush to the aid of someone injured - much less an 87-year-old patient of his. I...
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Deserters should be shot for treasonJun 21, 2015 12:00 am - It's about time someone writes about the extensive training the government spends on the Iraqis. Jim Johnson, thanks much. My guess is anyone in the government is afraid...
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Look at the numbers on teacher pensionsJun 19, 2015 12:00 am - This topic has been flogged like a dead horse but I needed to speak my mind. Pension envy and the real facts. I have to thank and take issue with the comments on June 1...
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Editorial: Drug court - A tool that's workingJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - If there is one thing that our intensive reporting on the scourge of heroin in the suburbs has taught us over the past two decades, it's that heroin can ruin the lives o...
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More responsive to hunting lobby?Jun 16, 2015 12:00 am - I am very disappointed in Senator Karen McConnaughay's vote in favor of bobcat hunting in Illinois, which the Illinois Senate approved. Bobcats are extremely rare in our...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...