Itasca Opinion
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Federal consumer agency neededAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - When looking at the bank bailouts, it is obvious who is watching out for the banks and the financial institutions. When do the players in Washington D.C.: our elected of...
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Health care is better elsewhereAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - If our democracy were functional, the proposed health care reforms would pass easily. Among various benefits, passing these reforms would save the average American about...
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Judges in Illinois should be appointedAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe very strongly that the Constitution of Illinois needs to be amended to allow for the appointment of all judges, rather than their election. There is no way for...
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GOP: Stand up against the liesAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Do you remember when Sen. Dick Durbin was vilified, to the point of apologizing, for saying Guantanamo was like a gulag? Considering what we now know, Durbin's remarks w...
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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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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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Hard times nonetheless evoke volunteer spiritAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe it was more than a year ago when we were deep in the throes of writing stories about how the lousy economy was causing this hardship and that woe. The sp...