Burlington Opinion
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Public option needed in health care fixOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As the national health care reform debate works its way through the legislative process, we are concerned that all Americans have the choice of a quality, affordable pub...
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We should be proud of Obama's NobelOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - All Americans no matter what their political persuasions, should be proud that our president won the Nobel Peace Prize. Some are saying he has not done enough. But the N...
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We need consumer protection agencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Most of the media attention is focused on health care reform, but most working families are still worried about staying in their homes and making their credit card payme...
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Special needs people in peril in emergencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When, not if, we have a regional emergency, the special needs residents of McHenry County will be at risk. Such an emergency may be as simple as mass power outages after...
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Why I need health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So many things have been said about health care. I need health care because I am a cabdriver with little money coming in to feed my family of five. It is very hard to pi...
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Constitution doesn't say feds can offer health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently a writer tried to make the case that federal government's involvement in health care is somehow constitutional. The level of ignorance regarding the Constitutio...
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Renewable energy too expensive to force nowOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent letter in the Daily Herald portends to identify 56,000 jobs that will be created in Illinois by converting to renewable energy and how much money each family wi...
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What are hospitals doing to cut costs?Oct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Like most front-page news stories nowadays, the "health care crisis" coverage has become stagnant, repetitive, non-informational and boring. The President want this, the...
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Liberal voice waning in today's news mediaOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The underlying message in Martin L. Davis' Sept. 26 letter was that the press is liberal and that news unfavorable to President Obama is not printed. Mr. Davis writes, "...
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Elburn Chamber event was a blastOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Elburn Chamber of Commerce gets a thumbs up for its Aleburn event. The event deserves special recognition. Swing Assembly, an 11-piece band, took the prize. This ban...