Bartlett Opinion
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Students getting raw deal on loansMay 02, 2012 4:10 pm - Predatory student loans are grossly unfair to the college youth of America. Bankruptcy laws are not offered to students with loan debts, but are offered to other debtor...
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Worry about future of ObamacareMay 02, 2012 2:55 pm - There was a piece in the financial pages recently that mentioned how the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a sexual discrimination lawsuit last year against Wal-Mart involvin...
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Climate change is real, man-madeMay 02, 2012 5:21 am - We know that climate change denial reports and info being pumped out of many media sources is paid for by millions of dollars from the fossil fuel industries. Coal, oil,...
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Afghanistan strategy needs different focusMay 02, 2012 5:00 am - One year after the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden, I’m concerned that our government is still pursuing the same failed war strategy in Afghanistan based on bringi...
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Media’s bias from the right is strongMay 02, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Lenz’s comments indicate a lack of recall when it comes to history in the media (Fence Post, April 25). Claiming that facts are not told in the media? The most conc...
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Promises of help coming up emptyMay 02, 2012 5:00 am - Where is the foreclosure “help” we were promised from the president and our own attorney general? With all the programs to help us, why are the banks still foreclosing? ...
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Yell about Quinn’s pension schemeMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - In discussing his pension overhaul on April 21, 2012, Gov. Quinn proclaimed he didn’t create the problem, but he is here to solve it. Apparently, Gov. Quinn chooses to i...
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Buck bounces back to BushMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - “Blame George W.” How many times have we heard this from the White House during the past three years? However, the most recent occurrence tops them all. It came in respo...
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Walsh nothing but a one-trick ponyMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - So Joe Walsh says he was never a deadbeat Dad. Gee, kind of hard to believe since his ex-wife had to sue in court to get him to pay. Seems the fact that he lent his camp...
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Being smart about college loansMay 02, 2012 1:00 am - The premise is simple enough. Keep interest rates manageable so students can borrow money to go to college, improve their lives and be able to pay it back without going ...