Elgin Opinion
-
Try a few things before overhaulDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Very few would argue the fact that everyone wants reduced health care costs. We need a comprehensive bill that would do just that. Unfortunately, neither HR 3962 nor the...
-
Who benefits from cap and trade?Dec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - President Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex. Now we have an environmental industrial complex where corporations are promoting cap and trade. Locally, ...
-
Health care bill is the change we needDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - History was made recently when health reform legislation was passed by the House. This was a very important step toward making the much-needed changes to the U.S. health...
-
Some thoughts on protecting lifeDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Each year, we kill millions of mosquitoes by maliciously crushing them to death with fly swatters or anything else we can get our hands on. Worse yet, millions more are ...
-
Legalize marijuana to ease sufferingDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - From cancer victims to the person who lives with severe chronic pain, the words "pain and suffering " remind us of some distress that we lived with or through. Someone y...
-
Take a seat and think about Pace fundingDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading about possible cuts to suburban bus routes, I was amused to glance over to the headline "We'll take it," referring to the Bears' recent victory over the St...
-
Sell prison to feds, reap money, jobsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems our Republican members of Congress are afraid of health reform, jobs programs and our ability to keep bad guys in prison. All of a sudden we should keep those t...
-
Bipartisan health reform bill not in the cardsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Two letters from Right Wing World appeared in the Nov. 21 Fence Post, one by Gail Rose and the other by Susan McMullen. In both was the usual whining about the increased...
-
Give our children a secure futureDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - I am lucky to be of an age to be covered by Medicare. Many of my peers and I are very willing to support cost effective procedures, rethink end of life care, and accept ...
-
Maybe speech isn't quite free anymoreDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - George Orwell nailed it 61 years ago when he published "1984." Big Brother's Thought Police in his nightmarish Oceania are alive, well, and gaining power. Incredibly, a ...