Burlington Opinion
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A true pioneer among African-AmericansAug 10, 2013 5:00 am - I am going to miss my longtime friend Mary Wheeler West. I first met Mary in 1985 when I started to do research into Elgin’s African-American community. We met at the li...
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Cars can’t rely solely on powered gadgetsAug 06, 2013 4:40 am - Cars can’t rely solely on powered gadgets On the front page July 26, there is a sad story about a man who had to die only because there was no way to break anything...
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Daily Herald in cahoots with ObamaAug 05, 2013 4:40 am - Daily Herald in cahoots with Obama I was recently mentioning to my wife about the lack of information in the Daily Herald concerning the Benghazi killings, the IRS ...
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Political hand-waiving on junk car lot?Aug 04, 2013 4:40 am - Political hand-waiving on junk car lot? I am a retired ComEd lineman with 37 years of experience. I am writing in response to the article that appeared in the July ...
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The SoapboxAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - View from the ground level: Village leaders do a better job when they really know their towns, and that’s why we applaud West Dundee trustees for taking their recent boa...
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No longer the party of LincolnAug 03, 2013 4:40 am - No longer the party of Lincoln When I was in college the great civil rights battles took place. Brave students and federal agents undertook to fight and ultimately ...
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Distractions, phony scandals poor excuseJul 31, 2013 4:40 am - What is up with President Obama’s comment on July 23 about “distractions and phony scandals?” Killing of a border patrol guard and four good men in Benghazi, Libya, who ...
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Who is GOP looking out for?Jul 25, 2013 4:40 am - Who is GOP looking out for? Thanks to Obamacare, the premiums on health insurance went down 50 percent in New York. This is in addition to closing the drug doughnut...
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‘Stand Your Ground’ laws are a danger to allJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - How does a lone 17-year-old boy who is walking to his father’s home in Sanford, Fla., end up dead? This young man, in a “suspicious” hoodie and armed with Skittles, was ...
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Editor Gruff, pipelines and our Fox River seriesJul 21, 2013 5:00 am - Remember that gruff first editor of mine? Here’s another story, courtesy of him, about the Fox River. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the suburbs were desperate for new...