Itasca Opinion
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Scare tactics at work with health reformAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a lot of wild misinformation being circulated about Obama's health reform. Why? There are some very powerful vested interests seeking to torpedo any change in t...
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Don't publish gay wedding noticesAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I was disappointed to view a picture of apparently a gay couple's "wedding" announcement in the Aug. 9 Celebrate section of the Daily Herald. Our culture and religious a...
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Correcting the record on health care debateAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to the anti-health care reform letters I've seen over the past several weeks, I think it's important to keep some perspective. First, our health care system ...
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Health debate needs rational discussionAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding the health care debate, here are some items that should be considered: 1. One of the main reasons for health care reform is that U.S. businesses must compete w...
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Why hire Arizona firm for 'robo calls?'Aug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Gubernatorial candidate Bob Schillerstrom: The latest figures for the unemployment rate in Illinois is 10.3 percent (June 2009). The unemployment rate in Arizona is 8.7%...
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Why bother? For the 2 percent have-nots.Aug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - An Aug. 14 letter from Steve Williams asked why we should bother improving a health care system that works for 98 percent of the population. Even assuming his assumption...
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'Death panel' scare will deny comfortAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - End-of-life counseling is not a death panel. In the past decade, both of my parents and my father-in-law passed away, all in the care of hospice. All three had talked wi...
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You know better, Rep. BiggertAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a great health care plan. It lets me go to any doctor I choose. I don't have to get preapproval for medical procedures, co-pays are not eating up my income, my mo...
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Murderer doesn't deserve second chanceAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to your Aug. 7 article, "Killer Wants to Undo Guilty Plea." I have read this article repeatedly, and am absolutely heartsick that Mr. Deng belie...
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Open a locker? We can help with that, tooAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Immerse yourself in the story; don't become the story. That's advice I heard a long time ago. Pretty good advice, too. I take it to mean: Research the issue well or spen...