Mount Prospect Opinion
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Why AARP supports health reform planAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - If AARP supports the health program: it must be good for seniors. What would AARP have to gain by supporting a bad plan that would not give seniors the coverage they nee...
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Get one right before tackling health careAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The government has been running agencies like the U.S. Postal Service, the department of motor vehicles and the Internal Revenue Service for decades. These would be the ...
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Corporations now control the U.S.Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The health care battle shows where we are as a nation. In the battle over a public health care option, Americans can see where we have come as a nation. Those with mone...
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What crime did street preacher commit?Aug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I have to admit that I was angered when I read of the arrest of Joseph Tomasino for preaching too loudly. He has been charged with disorderly conduct, and I truly hope a...
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Sotomayor isn't the first Hispanic justiceAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - With all the hoopla over Sonia Sotomayor's supposedly being the first Hispanic nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, I suggest that people reread their history books and l...
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Eugenics nothing new to health care in U.S.Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been plenty of misinformation that has seeped into this health-care debate. Credit is due to conservatives for being master magicians. The sleight of hand has ...
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Overhaul would destroy health careAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Many letters to the editor are written about the current proposal for health care reform, and rightfully so. The proponents accuse Republicans of opposing Obama's utopi...
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Fix what's broken; don't start overAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Government controlled health care? No! Take a step back and let's look at anything the government administers. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, USPS, etc., all going...
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Arlington sculpture now outside NYCAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Arlington Heights residents: You will notice that the sculpture that was on the corner of Eastman and Arlington Heights Road has left town. The sculpture, called "I...
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Burt's 'pair tree' column appreciatedAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - We would like to sincerely thank Burt Constable and the Daily Herald for covering the story of the "Pair Tree" on Aug. 8, 2009. On Saturday, Aug. 8, the 3-Day Breast Can...