Burlington Opinion
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Health care changes hurt the elderlyDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - I agree with Donald Berger’s letter of Nov. 22 about the fraud going on in Medicare/ Medicaid programs. The solution, cut Social Security and cost of living calculations...
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Iran deal better than saber-rattlingDec 07, 2013 3:40 am - President Obama’s negotiation to limit Iran’s nuclear capability is a significant step forward. It’s better than futile saber-rattling and offers a potential halt to 20 ...
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Ask doctors about perils of ObamacareDec 05, 2013 3:40 am - Ask doctors about perils of Obamacare The Affordable Health Care Law is a disaster. It has become an American genocide. The senator from South Carolina called it th...
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Headline missed key point about ElginDec 03, 2013 3:40 am - Headline missed key point about Elgin In the Oct. 31 article titled “Elgin’s finances are ‘not in bad shape,’” the headline gave an incorrect impression of Sheila W...
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Volunteerism should be in curriculumDec 02, 2013 3:40 am - Volunteerism should be in curriculum As a college student and a veteran, I look around to our neighborhoods and I am concerned about the teenagers’ involvement into...
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Good news stories abound throughout the yearNov 28, 2013 4:00 am - It seems as though there is something in human nature that draws us to bad news, to the sensational, the terrifying. As a result, we often most remember those kinds of n...
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Obama has never worked with GOPNov 25, 2013 3:40 am - President Obama is the master of playing politics. At the end of your Nov. 17 editorial article you state that politicians should work across the aisle. Obama has never...
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Just don’t shop on Thanksgiving DayNov 25, 2013 3:40 am - Just don’t shop on Thanksgiving Day Sadly, we are witnessing the sanctity of Thanksgiving Day slipping away. A day once reserved for the farmer and city dweller ali...
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The SoapboxNov 23, 2013 4:00 am - Don’t be the next tragedy: After a Nov. 6 house fire killed three women, Arlington Heights is doing more than just urging people to test their smoke detectors. Too old t...
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Seniors need help on property taxesNov 23, 2013 3:40 am - Please see if we can stop the increase yearly in real estate tax bills as your editorial of Nov. 14 said: “We are taxing seniors out of the home they have owned for year...