Burlington Opinion
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Editorial: Manny Barbosa and the definition of heroismNov 30, 2019 1:00 pm - This week, we'll be pausing to pay respects to the life of Manuel "Manny" Barbosa, a pioneering federal court judge from Elgin who touched countless lives with his good ...
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Letter: Live up to the Statue of Liberty poem's meaningOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - The Statue of Liberty poem says: "Give me your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, ...
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Letter: Removing Trump isn't about hateOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Hatred is not the motivation for removing Donald Trump from the presidency; rather, the catalyst is dedication to the values embedded in the Constitution. Trump poses an...
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Washington's soap operaOct 14, 2019 1:00 am - I'm sure there are career paths that guarantee greater longevity than being a whistle-blower in Washington, D.C. But if everybody remained as mute and indifferent to the...
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Consider natural warming in the oceansOct 05, 2019 1:00 am - Regarding the Opinion page Sept. 30.: Thank you to George Barney and William Loftus for your letters about climate change and to the Daily Herald for printing them. I wo...
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Add to efforts being made by businessesSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - Thank you for your editorial about a role for business in responding to climate change. I'm heartened that Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and Honda are moving ahead with a deal w...
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Keep coverage front and centerSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - We commend the Daily Herald for the recent editorial series "Covering Climate Change." We agree that the reality of climate change and the need to deal with it require t...
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Press is protection against corruptionSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - In a recent letter to the editor Mr. Laszlo Stephan all but accused the press of being traitors in their investigation of Donald Trump and his administration. Well, I ha...
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Left has overtaken the Democratic PartySep 22, 2019 1:00 am - I am 69-years-old, born and raised in a Chicago Democratic household. I am finding it hard to identify with the party today. The ultra left wing liberals have taken cont...
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Trump distractionsSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - I read a fellow Elginite's submission in the Sept. 15 edition. He bemoans the amount of infrastructure work needed in this country. How do you expect Trump to concentrat...