Downers Grove Opinion
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Kudos for bill that creates jobsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The recent letter to the editor from Ray Vetger of Carol Stream "No Need to Stifle Technology" makes a great point. He's right: With AT&T U-verse there is finally compet...
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If death sentence is what the Nicaricos want...Nov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Pat Nicarico hesitated slightly; the circumstances that had brought them together were anything but joyful. Still, she wanted to acknowledge her new friends: the familie...
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Won't forget Roskam vote on health billNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Last year, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam faced a closer-than-expected election against a virtually unknown challenger, Jill Morgenthaler, because his predominantly moderate dis...
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Health care a privilege? No way.Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - As a small-business owner, I have watched the health care reform debate with great interest. Unlike many of my friends and neighbors, I have to buy my family's insuranc...
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Grandma inspires cancer fightNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage you to visit www.knowitfightitendit.org to learn how to take action against the fourth-leading cause ...
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Lucky for even small changeNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Conservatives claim Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 1,990-page Obama health bill is the worst piece of legislation since the New Deal. The Congressional Budget Office estimates t...
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One more chance to change 'no' votesNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - As a person who lost my insurance after being promised it by a large corporation after my husband's retirement, I know what it is like to go without health care. On Nov....
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Calls falling on deaf ears?Nov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - We'd like to purchase a hearing aid for U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam. His constituents have been calling and calling his offices both in Washington and back home in DuPage Cou...
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One more chance on health billNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act. I won't bore your readers by describing the importance and historical significance of this bill. Those who v...
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We, the people, need health careNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - I was watching MSNBC when the House of Representatives made history voting on and passing HR3962, the health care reform bill. Unfortunately, my representative, U.S. Rep...