Burlington Opinion
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The SoapboxOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - No storming the barricades: What a relief that a long-planned trip for Chicago-area veterans to visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., could go on despite ...
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Recalling Freedom Rider days of ‘65Oct 02, 2013 4:40 am - Recalling Freedom Rider days of ‘65 I recently saw “The Butler” and I have to say that it was great. It was also very disturbing to me. You see, I was with what I t...
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Soapboxing on radical-turned-speaker Bill AyersSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...
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Editorial: Truancy, heroin problems are intertwinedSep 27, 2013 5:00 am - If you read Sunday’s paper you may have seen two stories — one about Naperville’s unified attack on heroin use, the other about Kane County’s runaway truancy problem. Wh...
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Obamacare fight not about our healthSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - Obamacare fight not about our health Those seek to defend the current United States public health system by crippling the implementation of Obamacare should tell us...
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GOP ready to shut down governmentSep 26, 2013 4:40 am - The right-wingers in the U.S. House just voted to cut $40 billion from SNAP that helps feed people making less than $14,500 annually. In other words, the Republicans vot...
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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A boating accident waiting to happenSep 20, 2013 4:40 am - A boating accident waiting to happen I am in complete and total agreement with Dennis Garber’s letter about bullies on the river in the Daily Herald’s Sept. 10 “You...
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Sep 19, 2013 4:40 am - Some new rules for our government Changes needed in Washington D.C.: Three party system: moderate, conservative and liberal. Legislative: One branch only, four year...
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God's Journey at Algonquin churchSep 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Artist Julie Kukreja, of Pen and Mouse Design, decorated the Children's Sunday School rooms at Christ United Methodist Church in Algonquin with a large wall drawing of t...