Bartlett Opinion
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Aurora, beware of budget promisesNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After I got home from another Aurora City Council meeting and kissed my daughters goodnight, I thought, "What just happened tonight?" and sighed. The first issue that wa...
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District 203 seeks to produce self-directed learners, contributorsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The mission of Naperville Unit District 203 is to produce students who are self-directed learners, community contributors, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quali...
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We need more estrogen in politicsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to George Kocan's Nov. 3 letter that women have no place in our national politics. Wow, George, where have you been? I felt like I was reading a piec...
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Renz fundraiser a community effortNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the many people and businesses that supported the Renz Addiction Counseling Center's Epicurean Delight fundraiser Oct. 17. The event raised over $...
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More thoughts on health insuranceNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As currently drafted, the individual mandate's rules create a strong incentive for individuals to choose to pay a fine rather than to buy health insurance. The fine is ...
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Let Afghanistan figure it outNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - If most Americans are against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, why is it that Congress keeps voting to sustain those doomed excursions? We voted for our congressmen and...
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Loaded question only furthers divideNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I received an e-mail from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who was seemingly polling constituents regarding their stand on health care reform. However, the question is so manipul...
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Bills favor drug, insurance companiesNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - There are proposals in the Senate Finance Committee bill that appear to require that all people have medical insurance (how did the Finance Committee get so much power a...
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It's time to get back to reasoned thinkingNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Haworth of Des Plaines, I certainly agree with you; what has happened to enlightened, reasoned adults? The television media seem to have misplaced their brains (but ...
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Confidence in Obama's judgmentNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Vice President Cheney has criticized President Obama for dithering. Let's remember that the recent Bush administration told the CIA what to find as far as weapons...