Deerfield Opinion
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Start overhaul by controlling costsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As the House and Senate continue to cram forward with the plan to overhaul our great nation's health-care system, I have three questions for our elected representatives:...
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Kids with cell phones lead to 911 mistakesAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in reference to an article titled "High-tech rattles." My complaint, specifically, is that you applaud parents for allowing their small children access t...
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Don't say you're green, show itAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I loathe hypocrisy. You see it every day in most areas of life ... politics is a given, religion pokes up frequently ... there are many sources. The movement to "go gree...
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Is Kirk too independent?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Will Kirk's votes kill his candidacy? I read with interest the Daily Herald account of Congressman Mark Kirk's July 21 announcement to run as a Senate candidate from his...
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America needs better health careAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Americans pride themselves as being the best. However this is not true when it comes to health care. According to The World Healthcare Organization we spend the most yet...
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Can government handle health care?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent rush to thrust government-run health care upon us has many of us deeply concerned. As for me personally, I readily acknowledge that the system is in need of r...
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Limit program to American-made carsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been reading about how successful the "Cash for Clunkers" program is. It is generally felt that though it will have minimal impact on economic recovery it has bee...
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What's so bad about drop in birthrate?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - One of your headlines on Aug. 8 proclaimed, "Recession blamed for lower birthrates." It reported on a drop in U.S. births in 2008, the first decline of the decade. In th...
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People need access to health insuranceAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - According to recent stories in the Daily Herald, Congressional committees have come out with strong health care reform proposals. If enacted, these proposals will go a l...
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Energy bill nothing but big tax hikeAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Washington is trying to hand Illinois, and the rest of the nation, the largest tax increase in our history. The "cap-and-trade" scheme at the core of the energy tax bill...