Bartlett Opinion
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Dilemma of Iraq: stay in or get outMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, we entered Iraq for fear of atomic and biological weapons in the hands of a rogue government. Whether right or wrong, that decision is now history. The ...
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Pat Botterman will be rememberedMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I read of the passing of Pat Botterman. I had come to know Pat when I ran on a bipartisan slate for a township post. I found that Pat had a...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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Bridging the generation gap with Pat BooneMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - How do you like the new mug shot of me? Hard to believe it's five years ago to the month that I started writing this column. Hard to believe, too, how my hair has gotten...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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No compromising land preservationMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - There have been several occasions during my 13-year tenure as president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Board of Commissioners when public and private...
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No landscaping in 'Bridge of Beauty'Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Bridge of Beauty? Your article fails to mention the attractive landscaping that is planned for the eastern part of Stearns Road that currently runs through Bartlett and...
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It is easy to stop using plastic bagsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - You do the readers of the area a great service by pointing out the potential disastrous results of our continued use of so many of these bags. It is mind-boggling to thi...
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NAFTA criticism based on falsehoodMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - After listening to senators Clinton and Obama argue the evils of NAFTA, I am appalled. They argue that all our jobs are being lost to China due to NAFTA. NAFTA had abso...
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Beauty of this bridge in a beholder's eyeMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Your article on the "Bridge of Beauty" failed to mention the attractive landscaping that is planned for the eastern part of Stearns Road that currently runs through Bart...