Burlington Opinion
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The SoapboxAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Two swings, two misses: For the second time in two years, the Arlington Heights electoral board will keep voters from making any decisions on local term limits. Whi...
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Does church 'right' include Crusades?Aug 15, 2014 12:01 am - A letter in the Aug. 10 Daily Herald states that the Catholic Church exists to inform us what is right or wrong, and the Church needs to speak truth into all of our live...
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Editorial: Thank a WWII vet while you still canAug 13, 2014 5:01 am - Sixteen million Americans served in the armed forces during World War II. Only 1 million of them are still alive to talk about it. In their 90s now, they're dying at a r...
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Aug 12, 2014 12:01 am - GOP priority: Undercut Obamacare Even though almost 10 million Americans have qualified for health insurance through Obamacare the right-wing Republicans continued ...
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Reform tax code to benefit middle classAug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren voted to sue President Obama over the Affordable Care Act but not to impeach him. There was no impeachment vote....
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Saturday SoapboxAug 09, 2014 1:00 am - Worth remembering: Many people played roles in the Watergate affair that led to Richard Nixon's resignation as president 40 years ago today. But without the tenacit...
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Fair view of church, gay marriageAug 07, 2014 12:01 am - Thank you for finally (in my opinion) expressing a balanced view on church (Catholic Church) and gay marriage: "We, while strongly supporting same-sex marriage, also ap...
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Catholic Church not known for toleranceAug 06, 2014 5:01 am - The Catholic Church has never been tolerant of those who have own take on God. God is all loving, but the Catholic Church is not. Back in the old days, they burned those...
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Editorial: Security must be top priority for county staffAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - All people deserve a safe place to work. An environment where it's safe to do their job, whether that's helping others, crunching numbers or writing newspaper stories. S...
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Does church need a new motto?Aug 05, 2014 12:01 am - I read, with deep sadness, the Daily Herald's July 31 article, "Engagement leads to firing." Colin Collette, the longtime area church music director, was fired because h...