Bartlett Opinion
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Frisk: Overwhelmed by your generosityMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been so overwhelmed by the cards, letters, e-mails, phone calls and school tributes since I retired after 50 years with the Daily Herald that I thought this might...
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McGuire, Kelly have supported veteransMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to say to all readers in Hanover Township that our man Brian McGuire, who has done so much for the veterans and did a great job as Hanover Township clerk, I...
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Bormann would be worthy successorMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In just a few weeks, on April 7, Bartlett will be electing a new mayor. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Cathy Melchert for her 16 years of service. She has se...
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Kelly already proven to be good leaderMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - During the spring of 1994, my family and I hopped in the car each weekend and left Chicago in search of a new home in the Northwest suburbs. Finally, on a cold, rainy da...
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Bormann will keep Bartlett taxes lowMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I am very concerned about the upcoming election for village president of Bartlett. Given our current state of the economy at all levels - local, state and federal - I be...
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Support politicians who back bike plansMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Delaney-Jenkins could not have been more right in the need and benefit of bike lanes. I would add multi use paths as well. We do have proactive governments and peopl...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Open up the system to fix governmentMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - In just eight years, our national debt has doubled. Each year, in that time, we have paid between $318 billion and $451 billion in interest on the outstanding debt. Now ...
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A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
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Watch politics for free tax adviceFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - As we move into the frantic tax season and we scramble to pull all the paper work and deductions together, we have found some relief in the new Geithner-Daschle deductio...