Bartlett Opinion
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You can't hold this country down longMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Not the banks, not the financials, not the auto industry - none of these. The real estate and construction industries - mainly, the residential construction industry - a...
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Dear Mr. President: Please help businessMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am one of those average citizens in my sixties who has dutifully paid taxes all his life and has lost a significant portion of my retirement savings. As you know, many...
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Shouldn't employee have free choice?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been hearing about a bill pending a vote in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA). The AFL-CIO ran a TV ad stating that it would "bring fairness ...
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Anderson, Sbertoli, Rivera and Shimanek for Fenton Dist. 100Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - In Fenton High School District 100, five candidates are competing for four available seats. Incumbents Mimi Anderson and David Sbertoli, both of Wood Dale, are well-ver...
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Schuring-Redmer for ECC trusteeMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - How fortunate for Elgin Community College to have Donna Schuring-Redmer running for the position of trustee. She is an accomplished, respected educator, administrator an...
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Rooting for failure is un-American, RushMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The most telling aspect of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC was his Super Bowl analogy; as a Steelers fan he said that it was perfectly natural for him to root for Kurt Wa...
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Red light cameras are a total scamMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Something must be done soon to stop the incredible ripoff that our local communities are forcing on drivers. The idea of cameras that can catch people who blow off red l...
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Tax increase needed to protect Prospect Heights police serviceMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As abhorrent as the thought of a tax increase is in the current depressed economy, we urge "yes" votes on the two-part proposal for a police protection tax in Prospect H...
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$62,000 to keep superintendent's contract privateMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: $62,498.91. That's the amount Wheaton Warrenville District 200 has spent in legal fees trying to keep a former superintendent's contract ou...
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...