Itasca Opinion
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A fortune to win our hearts and mindsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Who could have imagined anyone but an insurance company would be so angry over a law that stops health care companies from overcharging and denying rightful claims? Who...
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First the Ike, then North Avenue, then Roosevelt ...Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Warning. Warning. Danger. Danger. Crazed editor's summertime traffic rant approaching. Call me naive or stupid or both, but a few months ago, I thought maybe this would ...
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Take on more watchdog activitiesApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Newspapers need to continue to be the watchdog of the present administration and local government. I'm very concerned about the degree of spending and the pay and benef...
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Why can't everyone have Medicare?Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - With the cost of health insurance rising at over 15 percent per year for most folks, assuming they don't have a medical condition that would exclude them, this will soon...
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A taxpayer-fueled debate over nothingApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The April 8 article, "Group wants House prayer to stop" puzzled me. The Freedom From Religion Foundation "claims the prayers violate the U.S. Constitution because they a...
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Health care bill is a bill for the peopleApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The biggest problem to the passage of this bill, was that most members of the press kept calling it health care reform. This bill was about changing health care insuranc...
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The secrecy must stop at Lake ParkApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - What in the world is up with all the mystery at Lake Park High School District 108? On Wednesday, Superintendent John Butts suddenly said he was leaving with more than t...
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Insurance giants asked for thisApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of health care reform legislation passed on the Hill. I would have preferred a single-payer, public option, but it is a start. For all of you wh...
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Can health reform control insurance?Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you to whoever voted for the health care reform. It is a victory for all Americans. I just received a letter in the mail from Blue Cross/Blue Shield, advising me ...
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From disillusion to pride in AmericaApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care reform makes me - a first generation immigrant American - proud to be an American. We moved to the U.S. because we felt the values of freedom, justice and lo...