Burlington Opinion
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Consider 10 percent state income taxOct 25, 2014 5:01 am - It does not take a genius to understand why our state has a $27 billion deficit. Every two years, our state senators and representatives are primarily considering gettin...
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Will GOP blame Ebola on Obama?Oct 25, 2014 5:01 am - I'm really surprised that the right-wing GOP candidates running for election in November haven't blamed President Obama for Ebola. After all, Republicans have accused hi...
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Time of hatred and discriminationOct 23, 2014 12:01 am - Time of hatred and discrimination Leviticus is filled with prohibitions about sexual relations; the only place in the Bible that does. Putting Leviticus aside, let'...
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Chicago fire festival oozes insensitivityOct 15, 2014 12:01 am - Chicago fire festival oozes insensitivity Regarding the "Great Chicago Fire Festival," how can insensitive people plan and revel in a celebration of misfortune that...
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Education and Work Center in Hanover Park ready to serve the communityOct 14, 2014 11:00 pm - What began as a discussion about the needs of a local community has turned into a multi-partner community center that offers education and employment services free of ch...
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Endorsements: Martin, Kojzarek, Auger for Kane County BoardOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Kane County Board District 11: Martin Residents in Kane County's District 11 will get new representation because Mike Donahue is sticking to a self-imposed ter...
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Hultgren, GOP no help on tax codeOct 14, 2014 12:01 am - Hultgren, GOP no help on tax code Thanks to the 2010 and 2014 disastrous decisions of Citizens United and McCutcheon vs FEC by the Supreme Court, corporations and b...
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Endorsements: Foster for Congress, Dist. 11Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Ask Bill Foster how he's viewed among his Congressional colleagues and he says he's looked at as the "science guy." No matter the issue, he says, there's usually a techn...
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Fox News goal: smear Obama dailyOct 03, 2014 12:01 am - Fox News goal: smear Obama daily Roger Ailes and the GOP talking heads at Fox News first tried to delegitimize Obama labeling him from Kenya, a Muslim and socialist...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...