Bartlett Opinion
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Look at the reality of our health careAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - We all love cartoons. No cause-and-effect. Right or wrong. Whoopee. That's what we'll see in the health-care debate. Remember the swift-boat deal? How a handful of peopl...
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Surgeon General's weight a non-issueAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The media has done it again by weighing in on the weight of Surgeon General Sharon Salomon. As a Nutritionist I see an accomplished woman of a retirement age with a dist...
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Will airports buy carbon credits?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Congress is wrestling with a new environmental plan to save our planet. I can't tell how comfortable that makes me. The fact that it is being discussed at the Congressio...
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Peickert probe of paper route next?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In his last letter, DuPage Democrat Party Chairman Bob Peickert exhibited all the reasons why voters dislike politics and politicians. Voters hate personal attacks and m...
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Wheaton Band Festival a team effortAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We appreciate the coverage that the Daily Herald gave to our 10th annual Wheaton Band Festival in July. The items in "Mark Your Calendar" and "Out and About" and Robert ...
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Single-payer makes the most senseAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only single-payer can fix the problems in the our current health-care system. Only single-payer automatically covers everyone and effectively eliminates overhead waste o...
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Buy a car? Congrats, you're richAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We still so often hear about Bush's famed "tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans." I'm wondering why I'm not hearing anything so far about Obama's tax cut for the wealth...
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Kirk won't appeal to Republicans statewideAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk was the only Republican in the state that voted with the Democrats on their Cap and Trade Bill (American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009). I'...
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Stop assuming there is always prejudiceAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The verbal crucifixion of the police officer who arrested the Harvard professor is a shame. Obama hasn't helped the situation. If I were trying to open my door late at n...
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Town hall by phone sounds like a cop-outAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I called 14th District Congressman Bill Foster's office recently to ask when he might be having town hall meetings during the August recess. I was told that they could n...