Burlington Opinion
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Why all the violins? Elgin Symphony replies.Feb 17, 2013 4:00 am - I was in third or fourth grade, and my idea of classical music was “Nutrocker,” by B. Bumble and the Stingers, the rocked-up version of Tchaikovsky’s “March of the Woode...
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Don’t let mental health dialogue stopFeb 17, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t let mental health dialogue stop I would like to thank the Daily Herald for the Feb. 1 editorial that said, “Until the public has a better understanding of the...
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Amazed at those who judge others’ valuesFeb 15, 2013 3:40 am - Amazed at those who judge others’ values I’m in awe of the ability of Christians to know the mind of God and judge the morality and value of everyone around them. ...
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Homophobic letter should not have runFeb 15, 2013 3:40 am - Homophobic letter should not have run I am writing in response to Feb. 3 letter from Karen Witt of Elgin, headlined “Effort to stamp out Christian influence.” I mus...
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Important to salute valuable teachersFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am a parent of three students at Ridge Circle Elementary school. With continued financial hardships and the struggle of administrators to turn around a broken school s...
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Misleading article on Lauzen sign upFeb 14, 2013 3:01 am - Misleading article on Lauzen sign up Jim Fuller’s Feb. 7 article regarding Kane County Board members participation in executive committee meetings misleads readers ...
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Forgot the tally in United StatesFeb 12, 2013 3:40 am - Forgot the tally in United States Victor M. LaPorte’s letter in the Fence Post dated Jan. 27 said that in the 20th century more than 56 million defenseless people w...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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Such a wasteful presidentFeb 09, 2013 3:40 am - Such a wasteful president I am disappointed in our president to ask us citizens to cut back on spending and he took two flights to Hawaii for Christmas and had all ...
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Murders of unborn far exceed gun deathsFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - Reported murders in the U.S. for the year 2011 are as follows: By “assault” weapons, 323 By law hammers, 496 By butcher knives, 650 By drunken drivers, 12,000 By aborti...