Elgin Opinion
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Bombastic letters don't aid discourseSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Typically I read the letters tot he editor to gauge how some of my fellow community members feel about issues of the day. Lately, I've had to view the letters section as...
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If reform passes, make all plans equalSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - How is Obama's health care plan not elitist? He was questioned whether he would change his family's plan to the plan that the people would have. He ignored the question....
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Health care debate is about who paysSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Let us please deal with reality. The issue is not about health care access. Everyone has that. The issue is about who's paying for it. Health insurance or not. Virtually...
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Clunkers for Cuba a missed opportunitySep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Boy, what an opportunity for American capitalism but we blew it. Can you image how many clunkers (recycled gas hogs) could have been sold to Castro. What an opportunity ...
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Generation of giants appears to be goneSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the Niles West health care forum last month. I favor a single payer public option, but I wanted to listen and understand why people are so opposed to reform....
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U.S. auto business has got it all wrongSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Now, GM is going to build more cars. Do we really need more? There have been cars going begging on car lots for a while now due to the economy. And, the government is pu...
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Is our press still free?Sep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - And the loser is: civility or our unbiased free press? For eight years Bush was called every bad name you can think of, even a liar on two occasions on the Congress floo...
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Catholics must promote lifeSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's look at health care reform as Catholic Christians, who are called to promote a culture of life. The issues of abortion, protection of the elderly, terminally ill a...
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National sales tax to pay for health careSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - This often virulent health care debate has been continuously framed in terms of the individual loss of present health care and the potential costliness of a government o...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Bed of nails: We normally don't recommend lying between two beds of nails, putting a cinder block over your chest and having someone whack you with a sledgehammer. But ...