Fox River Grove Opinion
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How will health bill be paid for?Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - In her scathing attack on Joe Lieberman Dec. 20, Froma Harrop commented on the funding of the proposed health care legislation: "Unlike the Medicare drug benefit, which ...
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No need to call them death panelsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - There are no death panels, are there? Why did Obama adviser Cass Sunstein say, If a program would prevent fifty deaths of people who are twenty, should it be treated the...
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Visit underscores need for donationsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently returned from a 22-day odyssey in sunny Nicaragua to the chilly Northwest Chicago suburb. Ever since my flight landed at O'Hare it has been a study in contras...
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Don't become homeless on weekendJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I have a suggestion for people about to become homeless - wait until Monday. Recently, my husband and I had two acquaintances who unexpectedly had become homeless litera...
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Abortion argument close to slavery'sDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Harry Reid's comparison of the current "health care" debate to the slavery issue offended me. He has a point, however misguided. The Democrats opposed the end of slavery...
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Can anyone figure out Medicare plan?Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Let's see if I have this right - Medicare is projected to be bankrupt in 10 years. The Senate has already voted to cut more than $400 billion from Medicare to help pay f...
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Don't forget those in armed servicesDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - As we settle in for the holidays and enjoy time with our families and friends, let us remember the extraordinary young men and women who wear the uniform of the United S...
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Health care debate must be moral issueDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Poverty is caused mostly by social factors beyond an individual's control. The government institutionalizes poverty. Institutions and norms are key causes of the formati...
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Congress, president haven't earned trustDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Do you trust the members of the House of Representatives, Senate and president who have created more debt for our country than all prior administrations combined? Do yo...
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Dist. 207 teachers sell their colleagues outDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Teacher union solidarity and a lot of basic human kindness died Tuesday night when Maine Township High School District 207 tenured teachers looked their untenured fellow...