Bartlett Opinion
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'Countdown' lights could help motoristsFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Without going into the merits/demerits of red light cameras, I would like to make a request of the municipalities, police departments, city councils etc. who have implem...
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Don't trade police for pothole-patchingFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like all of the Winfield village officials to know that I do not support any decision to disband our police force. In my opinion, it is illogical to use their sa...
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Legislators got what they deservedFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - There was some initial uproar from the various parties and the White House on the court decision to not restrict the size of donations from corporations. Those senators ...
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High court decision empowers the richFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Supreme Court has spoken! Rich people are entitled to more freedom than poor people. One dollar, one vote. Thomas C. Curtis Rolling Meadows ...
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Small business can't wait for reformFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A political newcomer who made driving a truck front and center of his campaign won Ted Kennedy's open Senate seat. Why has this election stopped a national yearlong conv...
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Death penalty an effective deterrentFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Hammurabi Code of ancient Mesopotamia called for a death sentence for all manner of crimes. Why shouldn't it be effective today? The death penalty could be the only ...
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Want to see a bully? Look in the mirrorFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Our government spends more (borrowed) money on its military forces than the rest of the world combined. We maintain hundreds of military bases placed all over the world,...
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Stop using private armiesFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A national coalition of groups opposed to Blackwater, now called Xe, have called on Congress to investigate the U.S. Justice Department's handling of the criminal case a...
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Minimum wage cut won't help workersFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - It was with disgust and alarm that I read the letter by Kristen Lopez Eastlick in the Jan. 18 Fence Post suggesting that job growth could be spurred by a cut in the mini...
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Be a good neighbor; shovel your walkFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently, while driving south on McLean Boulevard in Elgin, I was forced to brake and swerve into the left lane near the intersection of McLean and Larkin. The reason? A...