Bartlett Opinion
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To judges go the leftovers; a Ribfest retrospectiveJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - In the already-sweltering Ribfest tent, Naperville Mayor George Pradel rose to his feet last Sunday and bellowed out the rib judges’ sacred oath: “I do solemnly swear to...
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Executive order was out of boundsJul 07, 2012 5:00 am - In your June 23 edition, reader Cal Claus posited that for every “here and now” news event there is an analogous “there and then” happening. However, the example he used...
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Looking forward to July 9 health voteJul 06, 2012 5:00 am - I have said from the time I first began looking at the Obamacare plan that it is the largest piece of tax legislation to be passed during my lifetime. The Supreme Court ...
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Bring in military to fight the firesJul 04, 2012 5:00 am - We have multiple homes burning to the ground out West. I was ignited by the picture in the Herald of the H-1 helicopter taking a bucket of water to the battle. Not to ta...
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Editorial: Dangers to health and the public’s right to knowJul 01, 2012 8:37 pm - One day last week, Daily Herald Staff Writer Eric Peterson received a tip that hundreds of thousands of gallons of sludge leaked from the John E. Egan Water Reclamation ...
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Judging at Naperville Ribfest no laughing matterJul 01, 2012 5:00 am - As you read this, perhaps you’re on your second cup of coffee, contemplating some pancakes, maybe bacon and eggs. I’ll be snarfing down some barbecue ribs. As long as th...
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Dems never had lock on CongressJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - I repeatedly hear pundits, politicians and ordinary people mistakenly claim that President Obama had a Congressional majority for two years and failed to pass legislatio...
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Private sector needs its jobs back firstJun 27, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, when President Obama said the private sector economy “was doing fine,” I was rather stunned. When he tried to clarify his statement, he merely added more confu...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Photogs’ faves: From MJ to ?GuatemalaJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - So, Patrick Kunzer’s irascible photo editor tells him to get something other than the standard head-on shot. Something we’ve never seen before, maybe a behind-the-scenes...