Downers Grove Opinion
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This is not the time for politicsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - For too many years we have turned our backs on Americans who are unable to get proper health care. We are a compassionate people, as we showed with how quickly we have g...
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No more back room dealsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The current healthcare legislation in congress is too complex for anyone to know how well it will work. I say start over and this time do it in the light of day. No more...
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Health reform or more lost jobsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - A new federal study shows that health care spending rose to an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009, or $8,047 per person and is now projected to nearly double by 2019. If we...
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Why should Dems decide candidate?Feb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Why do party insiders have any right to pick the new Democratic lieutenant governor candidate? What happened to government for the people and by the people? All who vot...
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More on medical bills than groceriesFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Last year, my family spent more money on medical bills than we did on groceries. None of us has a severe illness, and we have quality health insurance. However, copays a...
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When the state becomes a deadbeatFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - If it were a typical debtor, the state of Illinois would no doubt be trying to change its phone number right now - if it could even afford the phone. Service agencies, l...
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Study abroad for health care answersFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Health care is out of control when at least 40 million people, including my household, are without good quality health care that the president and Congress currently enj...
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'Real Americans' are those who voteFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Paul White writes (Feb. 6 Fence Post) that President Obama will get his vote when he balances the budget and starts paying down the debt. Where was your letter of disgus...
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Who's really the obstructionist party?Feb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Marion J. Reis's Jan. 31 Fence Post contribution refers to the "obstructionism" that is driving The Republican Party. Please tell me, who has held the majority in both h...
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GOP is denying millions the basicsFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Forever in my mind, the Republican Party has moved lower than the Party of No. They have denied millions of people (including children) access to fundamental, basic heal...