Lombard Opinion
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Who is really un-American?Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent comments by Nancy Pelosi and Denny Hoyer that the speakers at the town hall meetings were "un American " would indicate their total lack of understanding of the c...
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Lack of response from DurbinAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for your editorial suggesting that Sen. Dick Durbin listen to his constituents. As a voter, I feel frustrated with the lack of response from politicians, espec...
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Durbin, Burris need to show upAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - While other senators have taken time from their summer vacations to defend an increasingly unpopular Obama Care program, neither Senators Dick Durbin nor Roland Burris h...
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Build a world with nutritional valuesAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The Aug. 15 Daily Herald cartoon of a trim person hauling an obese person up a mountain offered a strong visual of one perspective of our collective situation: Our healt...
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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...