Deerfield Opinion
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Treat health care better than IraqOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - We invaded Iraq with the approval of the Senate. The rationale for this war was a threat of "Weapons of Mass Destruction," which were ostensibly a product of poor intell...
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Know truth about insurance profitsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to the Daily Herald and AP for the factual journalism done on this story. It seems to be a dying art. I do not work for or never have worked for a health insurer. ...
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Health fix a chance to make a differenceOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - We have the chance to help our economic condition and the American people with the passage of the president's health care plan. The president's plan offers reasonable ch...
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Take small steps in health care overhaulOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - My biggest fear concerning the proposed health care overhaul is the past record of fiscal irresponsibility of our government. I cannot identify a single program that the...
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Seen anything like this flu, or the coverage thereof?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe there's much more to say about the H1N1 flu, but that's why I'm here. I'd like to tackle a few off-the-beaten-path questions about the issue. For answers...
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Americans must take care of each otherOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - At the age of 50 I made the decision to go back to school and become a nurse. During my clinical times as a student I saw patients who could not get the care that they n...
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Longer school day just a dishonest ployOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama has discovered that American elementary education leaves something to be desired. The rest of us have known about it for years. Conservatives have long c...
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Limbaugh just says what everyone thinksOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - This whole Rush Limbaugh debacle is an outrage. It's also amusing in a sad sort of way. What really frosts me is that we have the usual suspects, Jesse Jackson and Al Sh...
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Reform is only hope for affordable careOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - So you are among the lucky ones who have employer provided insurance and believe that you are very well protected and have no reason to support health care reform. I was...
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Obama is wrong to attack Fox NewsOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Reading Ann Sanner's article on the White House vs Fox News sparring in today's issue of the Daily Herald, I kept on asking myself, can the White House do that? Can the...