Bolingbrook Opinion
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Hypocrisy in pro-life provisions?Nov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The current health care bill under consideration in the U.S. Congress would contain certain pro-life protections, prohibiting the use of federal funds to pay for abortio...
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Insurance, health costs out of controlNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I am 56 years old and was laid off from a job after 31 years of service. I have been unemployed for two years now. I did activate a meager pension this year which is us...
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Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan - nowNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The presence of American troops on Asian soil in Iraq and Afghanistan is realistically untenable. To increase our contingent there is sheer folly. It has become a war of...
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Keep those News Tips and Questions a-comin'Nov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Not to sound whiny, but I take one lousy day off work and return to 258 e-mails in my in box. Yes, admittedly it was Monday, so the tally included the weekend stuff. But...
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State needs to set its flu prioritiesNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Your Nov. 16 editorial, "Get vaccine to those who need it most" definitely sparked the current situation and debate of swine flu vaccinations within our area. The articl...
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Time to address teen violenceNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding your article "Funeral celebrates teen's life," the growing issue of teen violence in the Chicago area needs to be taken care of. Violence at a teenage party in...
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Be wary of varying health care chargesNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In the ongoing debate about health insurance, I've heard little discussion about the current structure that causes those least able to afford medical care being charged ...
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Why run the risk with death penalty?Nov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The Brian Dugan trial has stirred up a great commotion on the capital punishment controversy. All elements of the media are front paging articles and stories on various ...
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The folly of civilian trial for terroristsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I am not really sure why the current administration has decided to hold a civilian trial of those who carried out the attacks of 9/11 near the site where so many innocen...
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People who care deserve our thanksNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Good deeds are what drove the first Thanksgiving. As the story goes, the pilgrims' survival was in peril that first winter in the New World. Food was scarce, the weather...