Inverness Opinion
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Community service builds better peopleDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Teens spend the majority of their time and resources on themselves. From sunup to sundown, high school students are all about themselves and making sure they are popular...
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Money might not talk, but it definitely oinksDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Show me a man who is willing to take $17 million from a company so that he can run the show, and I'll show you a pig. Show me a company, no matter what size it is, that...
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Double standard favors illegal immigrantsDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles on the same page - Daily Herald, Nov. 21, Page 3. First the teenager who was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and the second artic...