Bartlett Opinion
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Village should fight to save ash treesFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - The Village of Arlington Heights Monday night continued with their stance of not expending any village funds for treating ash trees to combat emerald ash borer. More tha...
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Munoz for Cook circuit court clerkFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - The progress to clean up Cook County government in the past year has been impressive. While much work remains to be done, there’s almost universal agreement that finally...
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Bathroom signs at school are outdatedFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Last week, Wednesday the 15th, I was at Rolling Meadows High School for a three-school symphony concert. Great music. But then I saw a case of discrimination: The restro...
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Make Illinois less dependent on oilFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - In our world, the only constant seems to be change. Just 20 years ago, cellphones were the size of bricks and the Internet sounded like a web of magical tubes. Almost ev...
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Scariest time in history? C’mon, NewtFeb 26, 2012 5:00 am - In the GOP debates, the candidates agreed that this is the scariest time in our history from a national security perspective. Really? Pearl Harbor, burning of the White ...
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Bravo, on fighting pension shiftFeb 26, 2012 5:00 am - Kudos to state Sen. Kirk Dillard for fighting to block the Chicago Democrats from shoving the state’s pension funding problems onto homeowners. Dillard rightfully bristl...
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Smart grid FOIAs not a waste of moneyFeb 26, 2012 5:00 am - In a recent Daily Herald article Naperville Councilman Grant Wehrli says, “At this point it’s just harassment and borderline abuse of the FOIA system.” Also, “Councilman...
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A history of a Catholic stanceFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Joan Conneely’s recent post is on target. The American Catholic Bishops’ opposition to Obama’s health care provision to provide birth control services to all Americans i...
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Campaigns distract leaders from leadingFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that children can’t pray in the public schools or have a minute of silence before classes start but the government can decide what the insurance companies can ...
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Proud till the end to be Vietnam vetFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that Vietnam veterans still seem to be reluctant to acknowledge who they are? I look at the obituaries every morning, and, it seems that all the other veterans...