Burlington Opinion
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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...
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Youthful mistake can follow one for lifeAug 23, 2013 4:40 am - Youthful mistake can follow one for life I would like to comment on St. Viator alcohol testing. The testing will be done by an outside company. How will the test re...
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Nation’s debt will destroy all of usAug 20, 2013 4:40 am - Nation’s debt will destroy all of us In response to Mr. Teune’s view of Aug. 10 regarding “budget cutting is destroying nation” I can only wonder who manages his pe...
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The SoapboxAug 17, 2013 5:00 am - Here they come: With the return of today’s International Festival of Racing, once again Arlington International Racecourse gets a chance to show the world what a first-c...
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Create list for the ‘drug-enhanced’Aug 15, 2013 4:40 am - Create list for the ‘drug-enhanced’ Alex Rodriguez, JhonnyPeralta, Nelson Cruz and other misfits have been suspended by MLB for cheating by taking PED. It’s a slap ...
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More are opting out of ObamacareAug 14, 2013 4:40 am - More are opting out of Obamacare Diana Neisman makes Obamacare, the affordable health care, sound so great I want to sign right up. Wait a minute, Unions want to op...
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A great deal of food collected at paradeAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - On behalf of the Hanover Township officials, the staff and all of the volunteers of our Welfare Services Department, I would like to thank the community for their outpou...