Burlington Opinion
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Won’t be NRA in the voting boothsApr 26, 2013 4:40 am - Won’t be NRA in the voting booths The seeming inability of the Senate to take action against gun violence is telling. It is a sign of the sad state of our democracy...
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Misguided editorial on HB0997Apr 26, 2013 4:40 am - Misguided editorial on HB0997 Your April 22 editorial had many inaccuracies and mistakes. You mischaracterized HB0997, a bill sponsored by Rep. Brandon Phelps and r...
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The selective Republican memoryApr 24, 2013 4:40 am - The selective Republican memory What does it take to be a mainline conservative Republican? 1. You have to believe in a world that “used” to be but never was. A wor...
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Background check for pressure cookerApr 24, 2013 4:40 am - Background check for pressure cooker It is sad what happened in Boston, but I would like to comment on how to put a stop to that kind of crime. I think that with th...
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Why does Elgin fight TLC vehicle?Apr 23, 2013 4:40 am - Why does Elgin fight TLC vehicle? Why is the city of Elgin creating such a hardship for the medical vehicle from TLC of Elgin to provide such services for those who...
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Route 20-McLean work hard to fathomApr 21, 2013 4:40 am - Route 20-McLean work hard to fathom Is this what we are getting for our money? Is this what is being done to the Route 20 and McLean intersection? What is this? It ...
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Don’t make seniors pay for past mistakesApr 18, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t make seniors pay for past mistakes Some of our legislators want “pension reform” based mainly on the backs of current retired seniors. Fifty-eight percent of ...
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Don’t blame GOP for sequesterApr 14, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t blame GOP for sequester Tom Minnerick is a non-informed liberal. It was Obama’s idea for the sequester and he could have stopped this at anytime. He got his t...
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Editorial: Putting the focus on play in kindergartenApr 10, 2013 10:30 am - You’ve probably seen it on TV or in movies: the New York stereotype that has parents competing at any cost to get their 5-year-olds into the most prestigious kindergarte...
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Right wing thwarts jobs recoveryApr 10, 2013 4:40 am - Right wing thwarts jobs recovery We are starting to see the negative impact of the sequester on the economy just as President Obama correctly predicted. And, it wil...