Burlington Opinion
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Elgin must get serious about 2015 budgetSep 03, 2014 1:01 am - Again on Aug. 13, the Elgin City Council bent over and folded their cards approving the GVC proposed lease agreement changes. This left Elgin with an approximate budget ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Hamilton's words are welcome commentaryAug 25, 2014 5:01 am - Thank you, Daily Herald, for carrying the "Guest View" of Lee Hamilton. Hamilton, a former congressman from Indiana's 9th District, is the director of the Center on Cong...
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Take note of pay for some school officialsAug 25, 2014 5:01 am - Just read in the Daily Herald that the interim school superintendent for U-46, Kenneth Arndt, will be paid $650 dollars per day. And his second-in-command will get a sal...
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Saying 'bless you' an act of kindnessAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - I'm very concerned for this young girl in Tennessee who got sent to the principal's office at her school for just saying "bless you" when someone sneezed. I feel that th...
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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....