Burlington Opinion
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Once again, Obama late on his decisionSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama again is late on decision making, as with Benghazi, with his church in Chicago and when he was an Illinois senator. Now he can blame Syria on Congress. W...
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Illinois taxes are out of controlSep 05, 2013 4:10 am - Illinois taxes are out of control I have enjoyed reading updates in the Daily Herald regarding the abuses of taxpayer’s money here in Illinois. It is a very importa...
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Mayor, resign from anti-gun groupSep 01, 2013 4:27 am - Mayor, resign from anti-gun group I was shocked to discover our mayor of Elgin, David Kaptain, is a member of Michael Bloomberg’s Mayor Against Illegal Guns, (MAIG)...
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The SoapboxAug 31, 2013 5:00 am - Rudeness at its worst: Sad note the other day about a mother dreading the start of school because she has to get her disabled child on a bus. That’s not the sad part. Sh...
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Editorial: Suburbs take aim in the heroin battleAug 30, 2013 9:02 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen saw the after effects, counted the bodies and made sure the public was aware of the reality. With 31 confirmed heroin overdose de...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Don’t surrender freedom for securityAug 27, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t surrender freedom for security The story titled “Audit: NSA broke law, repeatedly” in the Daily Herald, Aug. 16 did not surprise or shock me. It was merely a ...
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‘Death panel’ myth hard to shakeAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sarah Palin was notorious for using cutesy words and phrases to conjure up negative emotions toward another candidate or issue, like the Affordable Care Act. She claimed...
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Apply for VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1307 scholarshipsAug 25, 2013 11:00 pm - The Ladies Auxiliary to Elgin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1307 is now accepting scholarship applications. All applicants must attend middle school in Elgin for the P...
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Gays, Olympics an artificial issueAug 24, 2013 4:40 am - Gays, Olympics an artificial issue “Reform: Obama against Winter Olympic boycott” in Aug. 8 newspaper. People, what are you thinking? Does every gay and lesbian hav...