Island Lake Opinion
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Please don't make me walk in streetFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - It's bad enough that this winter has given us more snow than usual, and that the snow has been sticking around longer. But too many of our neighbors don't have enough co...
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Health care hurting the American spiritFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Health care costs are rising at an alarming pace. Availability, especially to people with pre-existing conditions, is making Americans make career choices based on healt...
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Don't let lawmakers hide behind billsFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Why is our government dysfunctional with voters frustrated that nothing really changes (aside from bigger government and higher debt and taxes), yet we keep electing inc...
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Now is the time for health reformFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Enough waiting, it's time to pass health care now. The "party of no" keeps stalling and saying they have a plan that will do everything the President's plan does but cos...
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Nurse sees need for health reformFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a nurse in an OB-GYN office. I see first hand how not having insurance or the high cost of insurance is affecting women. They put off having pap smears and mammogra...
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'Checkpoint' gives one side of storyFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - "Checkpoint of Misery" in the Feb. 21 Daily Herald only reports on one side of the "conflict," the Palestinian point of view. To be fair, the Israeli side should also be...
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Stop petty fighting, start passing reformFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - What is it going to take for the people of this country to wake up and use your brains? The fact is a new federal study has clearly shown health care spending increased ...
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America's the best, if you're healthyFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The controversy over health care reform boggles my mind. I'm astounded how those of us who aren't adequately covered, who can't get covered, or who watch our premiums co...
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Don't let wealthy control your moneyFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - W.C. Fields made a movie that was called "If I only had a million." That was about 80 years ago. I'm still using Chevy Chase's line about feeling like a hundred dollars....
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Conservatives put to test in NovemberFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - It came as little surprise, but I was still disappointed, when the Daily Herald obediently followed the Republican establishment endorsements of Andy McKenna, Matt Murph...