Bartlett Opinion
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Editorial: Agency's creative proposal to buy hotel to help the homeless deserves considerationSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Homelessness in the suburbs is a complex problem that demands creative solutions. One group in DuPage County has an innovative idea that is worth serious study. DuPagePa...
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Editorial: DuPage keeps pressure on, even as opioid crisis deepensAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The opioid crisis has steadily deepened over the years and has only been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, in DuPage County in particular, where the coroner fir...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...
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Behind the Curtain: Our tornado coverage began with a 'Dear God' message and a fire alert tweetJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - My heart sank when I saw the email shortly after midnight on June 21. An hour earlier, a powerful tornado ripped through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien. So I had sent ...
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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...