Bartlett Opinion
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Health care reform bill is a good startFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - My wife's folks are in their late seventies and have had numerous health problems in the last two years that have resulted in lengthy hospital stays and even longer peri...
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Who needs voters if you have parties?Feb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - As the latest political controversy saga plays out following the withdrawal of Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen, it is ever more apparent how Ill...
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America could use a real-life Mr. SmithFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I just finished watching (again) the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." If only more of our elected officials emulated James Stewart's character (Mr. Smith) instead o...
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Why no furor over real car problem?Feb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I was just reading a bit about the Toyota accelerator pedal recall and noted the following from a Reuters article on MSN.com, "Up to 19 U.S. crash deaths over the pa...
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Conservative, liberal labels have evolvedFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding DuPage Editor Jim Davis' Feb. 5 comments, is it "bragging" to complain that someone was "ideologically labeled" a conservative? If this is a complaint, it seem...
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Two views still lead to one conclusionFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - In his guest view column on Sunday, Feb. 7 Columbia College Chicago Professor Howard Schlossberg expressed his opinion that CBS had applied a double standard by airing, ...
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Voting is a right, privilege, dutyFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Shame on you! Yes, I am talking to all those citizens who did not go to the polls to vote. I find it very sad that people in other countries are willing to die for the r...
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President must fill nation's piggy bankFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - As an adult at 50 years old, I am amazed how spending now has become seemingly patriotic in America. I am old enough to remember the phrase "a penny saved is a penny ear...
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Policies help union, government workersFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It is hard to believe how the Democrats and the president enjoy taking advantage of the common folk. If you do not belong to a union or work for the government, you are ...
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Shame on you, for health care viewsFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to the Jan. 26 letter from Rev. Stephen H. Swanson on health care, Reverend, I hope you're not suggesting that we condemn our fellow citizens to months of pa...