Bartlett Opinion
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Illinois celebrates Lincoln, WashingtonMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Lincoln lost in the shuffle? In response to the Saturday Soapbox comments about the importance of Lincoln 's birthday possibly being "undermined" in the "Land of Lincoln...
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Let's look beyond blaming teachersMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I wonder if Robert Melbye (Feb. 21 Fence Post) checked his facts lately about the salary increases and pension increases he claims that teachers receive. I have just re...
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County budget story was Page 1 newsMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I am confused. A recent article in the Feb. 24 Daily Herald regarding a $10 million budget surplus for DuPage County was on Page 5. In these never ending times of irresp...
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No American has a civil right to creditMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As the decline of communism in the world proved the failure of socialism, so should we forever end the more recent and veiled liberal attempt to redistribute wealth thro...
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Don't let coyotes rule over humansMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - So our culture has finally arrived at the plane of "wisdom" that asserts protection of wild animals at the expense of our pets, safety and freedom? Brilliant! Many of us...
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Politicians' pensions out of controlMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - When will the people wake up? I hope I'm not going to be too old to participate in the revolution when it happens. To think that the people sit there like lumps on a log...
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Refreshing honesty in local governmentMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - We all knew, but now we know for sure what lies behind the proliferation of the red light cameras - revenue generation. This was publicly admitted by the village of Winf...
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Winfield's road plan suffers from myopiaMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Myopia is a condition of the eye that allows objects that are near to appear clear while objects farther away appear blurred and unfocused. I recently attended the Winfi...
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Health plan has many paying for the fewMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - What began as health care insurance "reform" has now become "health care reform." That could be fine, as long as it doesn't mean a government takeover of the health care...
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Reflection on dad's, NIU's lossMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - As the second anniversary of the loss of Catalina, Dan, Gayle, Julianna and Ryanne passes, this tragedy still seems recent with disbelief why these students and too many...