Hanover Park Opinion
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What's so bad about drop in birthrate?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - One of your headlines on Aug. 8 proclaimed, "Recession blamed for lower birthrates." It reported on a drop in U.S. births in 2008, the first decline of the decade. In th...
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People need access to health insuranceAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - According to recent stories in the Daily Herald, Congressional committees have come out with strong health care reform proposals. If enacted, these proposals will go a l...
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It's all about government controlAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - This great country has more than 270 million people covered by health insurance, and 10 million to 12 million are uninsured, (after you take out the illegals, young peop...
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A plan to make elderly die sooner?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The health care bill that made its way through the House includes some very ominous policies that the media and the politicians haven't disclosed. Section 1401 introduc...
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Medicare should be open to everyoneAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As a Medicare recipient who has a supplemental policy, why can't this same program be opened up to everyone? My policy is with Humana, and they get the $96.40 per month...
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What happened to self responsibility?Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Having read Dick Durbin's article in the Daily Herald regarding more federal money being pursued by Elgin and Hanover Park for their police departments, I see what I thi...
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Fill parades with fun, not politiciansAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In his response to my letter about the Wheaton parade, Dave Diersen not only misses my point, but also reaffirms my assertion that the GOP is patting itself on the back ...
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PFLAG not affiliated with political partyAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to an opinion letter printed Aug. 1, concerning participation of the two main political parties in Wheaton's 4th of July parade in the hopes of c...
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Reform plan expands access to abortionAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I find President Obama's effort to push and prod congress and the general population into his nationalized health care plan nothing less than bullying. It is unacceptabl...
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Let's just call ourselves AmericanAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Personal Observations on Current Events: 1) May I congratulate President Obama on being the first bi-racial person to be elected chief executive of our grand old republ...