Burlington Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
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NRA defender of economic interestsApr 27, 2013 5:00 am - How ironic. Almost immediately after the NRA killed the legislation that would have required background checks for the sale of guns, a gunpowder explosion caused death a...
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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...