Bartlett Opinion
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Democrats, GOP have let us downFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - In my 76 years, I have learned it's easier to get older than it is to get wiser. Here are a few things I had forgotten until I was reminded last year. Expecting bureauc...
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Media outlets need new prioritiesFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Lee Cohen would never have been elected except for the $2 million in ads he placed. The newspapers and TV networks, by accepting his money for ads, in fact endorse...
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Tax hikes will only hurt economy moreFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Nothing the administration has done so far has worked. They have spent a lot of money with results that are questionable at best. Banks are still not lending. Jobs crea...
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People might get better without 'help'Feb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Accepting that all things in relationships can't be acceptable to the other party is the same as realizing the world is flat and nothing can be done about it, so just mo...
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Who says $1 million isn't a lot of money?Feb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - When Michael Steele, Republican National Committee chairman, had the audacity to say that after taxes and such "a million dollars is not a lot of money," I was outraged....
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Simple ways to boost election day turnoutFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - What will it take to get people voting? The answer to the "What will it take to get people voting?" question is really quite simple. Move the Primaries out of the Febru...
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Term limits solution to partisan bickeringFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - After reading the Fence Post contributions of Feb. 16, it really highlighted the polarization of Americans. Every political opinion was an attempt to tear down the other...
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Demand pensions for American workersFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Don't fight pensions, demand them for yourselves. Large multinational corporations gave their executives millions of dollars in bonuses in spite of being the recipient o...
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Naperville's homegrown heroesFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - If you think ours is a city known for heroes, you're correct. There's a Saint whose name is Payton and that skater Lysacek. Harry Kalas got his start here as did prett...
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Cronin 'honored' by Rove appearance?Feb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Two men, Dick Cheney and Karl Rove, are most responsible for the disastrous failure of the Bush43 presidency that has caused so much suffering in America and around the ...