Bartlett Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...
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Lords Park Zoo is important part of ElginSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandfather told me one of the reasons he came to Elgin was because of the very Beautiful Lords Park. I grew up going to Lords Park almost daily as a kid in nice weat...
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President should hear 'Big Muddy'Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As an irrepressible supporter of President Obama, I hang on his every word trying to glean the secret of his usually unflappable zen-like demeanor. There appears but one...
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Let's learn from Iran, North KoreanSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I am totally opposed to the political regimes in North Korea and Iran. However, I'll give those two countries credit for one thing. Unlike the United States, they guard...
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Now's not the time to put money in trainsSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I couldn't believe the recent news conference report that the governors of Illinois, Michigan and Missouri were endorsing a plan to develop bullet trains that will conne...
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Let's put a stop to racial profilingSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - With regard to racial profiling, I truly believe that the term is over used and incorrect. Profiling is used in almost every thing we do from consumer goods to political...
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Look for resources that pay for careSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - With all this talk of health care reform, rising costs on everything and unemployment rates as high as they are I think more people need to take health care into their o...
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Ignore ignorant comments from PalinSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding, Sarah Palin's recent remarks about health care and euthanasia, she has revealed herself as incredibly stupid or a blatant liar. Whichever it is, no intelligen...
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Go back to basics in health care debateSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The health care debate has degenerated into a political nightmare. Too much time is being spent simply trying to win and not addressing the underlying problems. I would ...
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Bible believers won't accept gay cultureSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Each of the several rebuttals to Sue A. Smith's letter which objected to a gay marriage announcement in the paper cited that culture is now accepting of homosexuality, b...