Opinion Stories from March 5, 2010 (Change date)
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Health care a right, not a privilegeMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - No American should have to go to sleep wondering whether they can financially survive an illness or health care issue. The sense of peace and security that comes with th...
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Be good custodians of our wild placesMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - I have been reading the recent news articles about a Wheaton "coyote problem." This is not a "coyote problem" but a problem of responsibility, both as a community and as...
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Public insurance option a mustMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The health care bills that passed the Senate and the House are a mangled mess. These bills were hacked and slashed in the erroneous hope that some form of party collabor...
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Don't be bullied by a vocal few on coyotesMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - As a resident of Wheaton for all my 40 years, I respect and appreciate all forms of life and feel passionate that humans should make every attempt to live in harmony wit...
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Good health care isn't us vs. themMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We are incredibly close to passing real and viable health reform. I support President Obama in calling on Congress to finish the job. We need action now. There are many...
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Politics will stymie any financial fixMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Fence Post is filled with all of the same old ideas to solve the mess we are in - e.g., "cut spending (but not anything that would affect me)." The simple truth is that ...
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Democrats the neighborhood bully?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - My reply to Mr. McMahon (Fence Post, Feb. 3): You spoke like a true Democrat - play by my rules or I will take my ball and go home. Don Lewan Arlington Heights ...
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Kids lose in coaching debacleMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Teachers say, "It's all about the kids." Two Larkin High School basketball coaches were hired to coaching positions they were not qualified for. Two Larkin basketball co...
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GOP out of touch with Main StreetMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Last Thursday, while attending a discussion at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the topic turned to the President's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire for fa...
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What country is Obama referring to?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - "We're no longer a Christian nation." "America has been arrogant." "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals." "You might say that America is a Muslim na...