Marengo Opinion
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Questions for Bean on health care billSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Where is Melissa Bean? After reading Congresswoman Bean's stated keys for evaluating proposed health care legislation on her Web site I have a few questions. How can yo...
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Local every day, everywhereAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Daily Herald editor Jim Slusher for his excellent column of Aug. 6. I'll make a suggestion regarding a slogan for the Daily Herald - retain the present quote of...
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Everything about red light cameras stinksAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Letter writer Mr. Setter on Aug. 16 correctly points out that we should obey all laws. However, not all laws are written for the stated purpose. The "red light cameras" ...
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Senators, sometimes rudeness works bestAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I opened my Daily Herald Aug. 12 and on the front page was an article titled "Heath care anger." The two senators, Spector from Pennsylvania and McCaskill from Missouri,...
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Shelter rules cost a dog a homeAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Lately I have been on line looking at local animal shelters to find a dog for adoption. As a dog lover I was excited to be in our new townhouse and out of an apartment. ...
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Time for managers to manage in KaneAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent articles concerning issues with balancing the Kane County budget are very enlightening. They open a window into part of the reason why the cost of government ...
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AstroTurf protests not what they seemAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Across America there's an organized effort to disrupt town hall health care reform meetings. These meetings are intended to openly discuss all health care views. However...
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Where's your town hall, Senator?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Even though Sen. Dick Durbin was elected to represent the people of Illinois, he is refusing to meet with them in town hall meetings to discuss, among other things, the ...
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Nationalized care a pig in a pokeAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Why rush into law a bill that will affect more than 300 million of us and forever change our entire health care system? Because we might reject it if we had the opportun...
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Health care must be a basic right in U.S.Aug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time to make sure that all our citizens are able to get the health care they need. A public option is a must. It will bring real competition to the insurance ...