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A song of love

CCHS choir poised to deliver singing Valentines By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Love and music have been intertwined since time immemorial. There are few things that tug at the heartstrings as poignantly as a well-penned and performed song. It’s a pairing that provides a sublime bridge over the gap […]

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Future of dam is in city’s hands

Structure at Echo Lake will have to change by 2025, officials say By Jason Arndt Staff Writer City officials said the Echo Lake dam in Burlington will more than likely change in the future. But they acknowledge there are many lingering questions ranging from cost, dam modifications and even removing […]

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Teacher: Lesson plan was taken out of context

Taff believes further allegations are politically motivated   By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Jeff Taff, the Burlington High School teacher who is on paid leave while the school district investigates what some contend are improper interactions with students, said this week in an exclusive interview his classroom instructions at the […]

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In this week’s Standard Press…

      Jeff Taff, the Burlington High School teacher who is on paid leave while the school district investigates what some contend are improper interactions with students, said Tuesday his classroom instructions at the heart of the controversy were taken out of context. In an exclusive interview with the Standard Press […]

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Snow days still exist for BASD

  Early Tuesday morning Burlington Area School District Superintendent Stephen Plank answered a lingering question as to whether snow days would exist in the new era of online virtual education. Yes, students, snow days still exist. In an automated telephone message to district families sent about 5 a.m. Tuesday Plank […]

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Witness to an insurrection

Burlington grad was working for U.S. rep during capitol riot By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington native Scott Rausch had a typical start to his day as deputy chief of staff and legislative director for U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. Rausch, who graduated […]

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In this week’s Standard Press…

      So what was it like for those who were working at the U.S. Capitol and surrounding office buildings on Jan. 6, the day rioters staged a violent insurrection? Burlington High School graduate Scott Rausch, an aide for a Republican Congressman from New York, knows – and it’s left an […]

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Stock+Field will close local store

Retailer was key to revival of shopping center By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Stock+Field, which helped revive Burlington’s Fox River Plaza shopping center when it arrived as a Big R store in 2017, is closing along with the company’s 24 other stores in the Midwest. Stock+Field’s corporate entity filed […]