Geneva Opinion
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Suffering from Obama overkillAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Donna Brazile that President Obama is everywhere, on every newspaper, magazine cover and news program. And I am more than just "fatigued" with this excessiv...
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Where's your town hall, Senator?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Even though Sen. Dick Durbin was elected to represent the people of Illinois, he is refusing to meet with them in town hall meetings to discuss, among other things, the ...
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It's time to try controlled capitalismAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Are you satisfied with your stock investments procedures, the way they are handled? Once you, the small investor, buy your stocks, your financial adviser shares no respo...
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Town hall by phone sounds like a cop-outAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I called 14th District Congressman Bill Foster's office recently to ask when he might be having town hall meetings during the August recess. I was told that they could n...
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I've made my budget cuts, tooAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in response to an article in the Daily Herald written by James Fuller referencing the Kane County budget. In the article Mr. Fuller's language indicates that Cor...
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Good market on a better day?Aug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Could downtown Elgin's Harvest Market held on Thursdays during the summer months increase the number of customers or vendors by moving the market day to Saturday or Sund...
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Healthcare fix makes us freerAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - All the fear mongering about the proposal to reform the delivery of health care in our nation is very short on rational analysis about the problems within the system. Th...
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U.S. Senators don't control police grantsAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The "Saturday Soapbox" column implied that U.S. Senators could direct federal grant money under the COPS Hiring Program to specific communities. That's not the case. Whi...
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Health care must be a basic right in U.S.Aug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time to make sure that all our citizens are able to get the health care they need. A public option is a must. It will bring real competition to the insurance ...
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Big insurance worse than Big OilAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Last summer during the fuel crisis when gasoline prices went to over $4 per gallon, the oil companies reported record profits and there was universal outrage in the publ...