Burlington Opinion
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The SoapboxFeb 02, 2013 4:00 am - A boost in school safety: Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 says the measures were planned before the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, but it’s nice nonetheless to see ...
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Bouquet from proud Elgin residentJan 29, 2013 3:40 am - Bouquet from proud Elgin resident I thank the city of Elgin for its long-range efforts to manage this city. After surveying many suburbs for over two years, I decid...
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Fear of government hardly a paranoiaJan 29, 2013 3:40 am - Fear of government hardly a paranoia On Jan. 17, Richard Cohen calls the Americans that fear their government paranoid. Well, after World War I in 1932, when the ve...
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GOP: More specifics on spending cutsJan 27, 2013 3:40 am - GOP: More specifics on spending cuts The Republicans’ brand is spending cuts. Cutting spending has appeal in the abstract, but has no appeal in the detail. All spen...
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Gun control, followed by genocidesJan 27, 2013 3:40 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: We have determined that portions of this letter are plagiarized from two separate sources, a YouTube video entitled “56 Million People Exterminated from G...
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Elgin readers’ support much appreciatedJan 26, 2013 3:40 am - Thank you, friends of literacy; your support of the Community of Readers program has brought the “sweet serenity of books” to children of Elgin Area School District U-46...
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Editorial: Giving the discussion on suburban housing a new shapeJan 25, 2013 4:00 am - Phrases like “urban planning,” “subregional solutions (to) short- and long-term housing needs” and “policy remedies” don’t exactly flow off the tongue with the ease or e...
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Ticket for parking on own driveway?Jan 24, 2013 3:40 am - Ticket for parking on own driveway? We have lived in our house for 31 years. Just within the year we have found out that we cannot park on the approach of our drive...
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Flawed Fatherhood Is the Problem AND the SolutionJan 22, 2013 10:00 pm - ST. CHARLES, IL – January 23, 2013 — As dozens die on Chicago streets, lawmakers struggle to stop the carnage through gun-control legislation, additional policing and sc...
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How about the right to be safe?Jan 18, 2013 3:40 am - How about the right to be safe? The NRA has spent millions on lobbying efforts to defeat, dilute or delay sensible gun legislation in order increase gun sales. More...