Bartlett Opinion
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A second look at energy-saving bulbsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Took President Obama's advice and bought some of his recommended energy-saving light bulbs. Guess what: These bulbs contain mercury, a toxic pollutant. And guess what el...
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Health bill suits the working classMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, it's been a long time coming. Health care reform has now become law. I, for one, am proud of our president and his Democratic colleagues for having the courage an...
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Duncan's approach will fail studentsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - > President Obama selected Arne Duncan to be his education man in Washington. The man quotes education bumper stickers (Stephen Colbert, Oct. 5 2009) and plays basketbal...
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School reforms must be sustainableMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama administration continues to dangle federal education dollars to cash-strapped states, and by choosing two winners in the first round of its Race to the Top com...
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Driver's licenses should not be seizedMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The law of seizing the driver's license for petty traffic violations is pretty torturous. I could not believe how many people are suffering from this law. But to penali...
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Hasta la vista, Mr. LimbaughMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I hope Rush Limbaugh honors his commitment to move to Costa Rica now that the health care reform bill has been passed over the objections of his right wing Tea Party fri...
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Perhaps they'll hear us come NovemberMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Turns out, yes he can. President Obama has shown the country that, yes, he can do the secret backroom deals and kickbacks that he promised to eschew. That yes, he can co...
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Don't approve this subdivisionMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - To my fellow residents of Hampshire: A senior development: At first thought it sounds great. A senior development means a development with no kids to pay school expenses...
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Obama's mistaken on Middle EastMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's ironic that Sara Kalina of Arlington Heights had her letter captioned "Israeli settlements impair peace effort" published on the same day that Charles Krauthammer's...
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Students should be feted for academicsMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Our school systems are in dire straits with funding. The idea of being forced to lay off teachers in Naperville-Aurora Districts 203 and 204 seems almost beyond imaginat...