Bartlett Opinion
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Voters just turned off the lightNov 21, 2012 4:00 am - Pearl Harbor, the assassination of JFK, Challenger exploding before our eyes, the twin towers falling into the streets on that awful September day — all of these blows a...
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Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 4:00 am - The news release came in late Wednesday afternoon, announcing that a man from Glen Ellyn had won a $1 million lottery drawing. As a veteran news editor, I knew exactly w...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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Proof voters don’t know the candidatesNov 13, 2012 3:35 am - Proof voters don’t know the candidates Just a final note on the election. The recent story on Lauren Nowak’s election win in the DuPage County Board 6th District de...
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Rudd: Grateful for campaign supportNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - I would like to thank my family, friends and supporters for the time spent helping me with my campaign. In a democracy it is important to stand up for our beliefs. I fee...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...
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Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given ...
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Article was unfair to soccer playerNov 04, 2012 5:00 am - I just read the Oct. 19 article “Soccer Great Abby Wambach needs refresher on media relations” by Patricia Babcock McGraw. If you look up the U.S. Women’s National Team ...
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Electoral change would be long in comingNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - Currently under the U.S. Constitution, as most of us know, the decision on presidential elections is not relegated to “we the people “ but rather “we the Electoral Colle...
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Editorial: Close the Latino ‘achievement gap’Nov 02, 2012 11:11 am - Educators routinely question the value of standardized tests, saying they are not a solid measure of student progress. Certainly, in the suburbs they can be questioned, ...