Bartlett Opinion
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Lombard music cutback is unwiseApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing in response to the April 12 article, “Music muted as Lombard changes curriculum.” Although Illinois law provides local school districts with the authority t...
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Aurora Green Fest going to be greatApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - The Aurora Green Fest Committee is in full swing on our preparations for Aurora’s third annual green fest. As our chairman, I want to honor the members of the committee ...
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Teachers are state’s fiscal scapegoatsApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I have followed this nearly daily tsunami concerning the need for pension “reform” with interest the past few years. As a veteran teacher for the past 32 years, I have w...
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Why write fluff about Gorbachev?Apr 27, 2012 1:00 am - I find it amazing that a man who once had Soviet missiles pointed at American cities, leader of The Communist Party in the USSR is now praised while he talks “freedom” o...
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Attended rally to support COD facultyApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - The article in the April 20 Daily Herald made reference to comments made by me at a rally of the faculty on Thursday. The reporter claimed that my comments identified Ki...
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Cronin’s quick action the right moveApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin promised swift action and he delivered. The next question is did he go far enough? On Tuesday, Cronin said of a damaging report o...
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State applying smoke and mirrorsApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - While I have to agree that the state is a mess, I do not necessarily agree with its approach to fixing our problems. As an example, adding a $1 tax to a pack of cigarett...
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Pay for road builders like health careApr 26, 2012 7:54 pm - With Illinois in the midst of a budget crisis and plans under way to make widespread deep cuts in payments to hospitals, doctors and other health services providers, Gov...
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Voter ID needed more than everApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - A recent writer to the Fencepost, Mr. James Prescott, joined with a few other misguided people in claiming that voter identification is an effort to discourage minoritie...
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Republican Party not what it wasApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - I used to have a lot of respect for both the Democratic and Republican parties. Not so much any more. “Back in the day,” both were able to maintain their moderate-libera...