Bartlett Opinion
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In a democracy, protests aren't a mobAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it very disturbing how when ordinary people who are exercising their rights and expressing concerns over the health care bill are being labeled "mobs." Funny how ...
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What's so offending about other lifestyle?Aug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As I am hopeful I am not the only respondent to this, I don't know whether to laugh or be shocked at Sue A. Smith's plea (Don't publish gay wedding notices, Aug. 25) wit...
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Guilt about eating off TigerwoodAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On the Aug. 23 front page of the Homes Plus section, August 23 paper, I read of the joys of the perfect kitchens in the featured families' homes. The "star of the show i...
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Bipartisan solution is needed on reformAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As Congress starts its August recess, it's clear that health care reform is at the top of the nation's agenda. Congressman Mark Kirk has recently presented his own propo...
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Marriage is for any two people in loveAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On Aug. 25, a letter was published by a writer who clearly did not approve of gay marriage. The letter asked the Daily Herald to not publish same sex marriage announceme...
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District 204 parents have been dupedAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Ladies and gentlemen of Indian Prairie School District 204, you've been duped. In 2005, District 204 presented to voters a referendum to build a third high school. It wa...
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Stimulus roads lead to nowherAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Two concepts are bound to hit a dead end. First, let's take the case of the stimulus money going into road construction. The jobs created by this effort are going to end...
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Market hasn't worked with health careAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been a good deal of discussion about whether we need a public option to provide real competition to private insurance companies. For more than thirty years I w...
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Ban cell phones while drivingAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Today, my husband and his best friend went for a ride on their motorcycles. It was a perfect summer day for a ride. While riding through Skokie, a car driver nearly caus...
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Work for consensus on health care planAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Our government's approach to health care reform appears similar to the knee-jerk reactions that resulted in the Iraq war and the stimulus packages. Both were done in has...