Bartlett Opinion
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Outraged at Winfield secret police talksMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - I am outraged at discovering that Winfield village trustees have been secretly negotiating with the sheriff’s department for 10 months in an effort to obtain their servi...
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It’s not difficult to get a photo IDMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - How incredibly insulting it is to minorities to be told that they are incapable of accomplishing the same things as other people. Minorities have been told that they are...
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Township areas already ‘desirable’May 23, 2012 11:26 am - I’m all for saving money, but now I read that Cook County government wants to have unincorporated residents pay extra to make their communities “more desirable for munic...
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Voter fraud remains a problemMay 23, 2012 11:26 am - A recent letter writer trotted out some very old and very tired arguments against voter IDs. And, to top off the ridiculous contention of that letter’s author, he attemp...
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Abortion is taking of an innocent lifeMay 23, 2012 11:26 am - This is in response to Ginger Storniolo’s May 12 letter in Fence Post as to abortion being a private affair. In your argument supporting abortion and the decision being ...
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Our gun laws make us vulnerableMay 23, 2012 10:58 am - We are the only state in the nation not to allow concealed carry. In our attempt to be gun safe and restrict the possession and use of guns, we have become the state mos...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Banks’ greed won’t abate without ‘help’May 22, 2012 1:00 am - Banks claim they must have immense size in order to meet the liquidity needs of their largest customers. However, risking financial collapse is the price the country is ...
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Glen Ellyn shows its generosityMay 22, 2012 1:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry would like to publicly thank all the members of our community who made the first Spring Fling fundraiser a great success. Local vendors came t...
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Obama pandered on same sex marriageMay 22, 2012 1:00 am - President Obama said he approves of same sex marriages. The “reverend” Jesse Jackson adamantly agreed. (What kind of reverend agrees with things that go directly against...