Bartlett Opinion
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The soda tax ruseSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - Have you seen the commercials praising the merits of the soda tax? Why does the government feel it is their responsibility to enlighten us to the downfall of sugary drin...
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Get up to speed on climate changeSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - I take issue with the opinions Jim Slusher expressed in "When wonder transcends politics" on Aug. 31. A solar eclipse is an awesome natural display. Harvey was not natur...
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Absurd sugar tax will live in infamySep 04, 2017 1:00 am - Regarding the AP story in the Herald Aug. 11 concerning the federal government stepping in to tell Cook County they may not tax people with the beverage tax who are usin...
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Editorial unfairly jabbed President TrumpAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - I was surprised by the "Our View" piece in the Aug. 15 Daily Herald. While centered around terrorism, there is this underlining jabbing of President Trump. Let's see, Tr...
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Sad headlineAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Re: Daily Herald of Aug. 15: "Trump: 'racism is evil'". It's a sad state of affairs when the Daily Herald deems a declaration by the president of the United States that ...
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Hersh scolding tells truth on 'Russiagate'Aug 14, 2017 1:00 am - I would like to take the opportunity of using your editorial page to talk about 80-year-old Seymour Hersh, who posted a video on YouTube on Aug. 2. In case you are a you...
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Tax-hike arithmetic doesn't sound so badAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - In Dan McCaleb's Aug. 2 column, he states that the average increase in the state income tax will be $1,000. I'm not an accountant, but I can do simple math, and by my re...
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Airport noise wasn't part of the bargainAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago, we moved out to Bartlett because we wanted a quiet, bucolic setting for our home. We accepted a longer commute to work in the city, we accepted hi...
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Editorial: Cook County takes soda-tax fight to dangerous new levelAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - We would have thought that taking out after citizens who exercised their rights to challenge their government would be an action beneath the standards of Cook County Boa...
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