Bartlett Opinion
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Behind the Curtain: Introducing Alexa Jurado, from long-time reader to reporting internJul 05, 2021 6:00 am - A native of Chicago's suburbs, Alexa Jurado grew up with the Daily Herald on her grandparents' coffee table. Now, she is a reporting intern for the paper, covering Bart...
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Letter: This is no time to gouge businessesJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - The hospitality industry has suffered one of the worst years on record as a result of the pandemic. After 15 months of shutdowns and occupancy restrictions, our business...
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Editorial: The need to put the brakes on street racing and other dangerous drivingMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Street racing and excessive speeding are not new problems. For as long as there have been cars, people have been trying to make them go faster. But that doesn't change a...
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Britton: There is more work to be done on gun violence preventionApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - It has been another week filled with heartache as we watched two people of color - one only 13 years old - die at hands of law enforcement. While I continue to believe i...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Endorsement: Gandsey, Gunsteen, Reinke for Bartlett village boardMar 05, 2021 10:00 pm - Voters in Bartlett will be electing four trustees to the village board in the April 6 election. One will be Renee Suwanski, who was appointed to the village board last f...
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Endorsements: Noland, Owens, Crigler for U-46 school boardMar 05, 2021 10:00 pm - It's perhaps a testament to Elgin Area School District U-46 that in an election season in which many districts have two or three candidates lined up for every seat, U-46...
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Endorsement; Boyer, DeSmidt for Bartlett Library BoardMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Bartlett Library Board race is one of those tough choices that is good for the community but not fair to at least one of the candidates. Three outstanding candidates...
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Editorial: Our debt to those who set aside forest preservesOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - For the past several months, we have been reminded each day of the terrible toll of the pandemic. If there is even the tiniest glimmer of a silver lining, it sparks from...