Northfield Opinion
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Limit program to American-made carsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been reading about how successful the "Cash for Clunkers" program is. It is generally felt that though it will have minimal impact on economic recovery it has bee...
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What's so bad about drop in birthrate?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - One of your headlines on Aug. 8 proclaimed, "Recession blamed for lower birthrates." It reported on a drop in U.S. births in 2008, the first decline of the decade. In th...
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People need access to health insuranceAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - According to recent stories in the Daily Herald, Congressional committees have come out with strong health care reform proposals. If enacted, these proposals will go a l...
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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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What happened to self responsibility?Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Having read Dick Durbin's article in the Daily Herald regarding more federal money being pursued by Elgin and Hanover Park for their police departments, I see what I thi...
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Reform plan expands access to abortionAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I find President Obama's effort to push and prod congress and the general population into his nationalized health care plan nothing less than bullying. It is unacceptabl...
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Let's just call ourselves AmericanAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Personal Observations on Current Events: 1) May I congratulate President Obama on being the first bi-racial person to be elected chief executive of our grand old republ...
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Look at the reality of our health careAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - We all love cartoons. No cause-and-effect. Right or wrong. Whoopee. That's what we'll see in the health-care debate. Remember the swift-boat deal? How a handful of peopl...
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Surgeon General's weight a non-issueAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The media has done it again by weighing in on the weight of Surgeon General Sharon Salomon. As a Nutritionist I see an accomplished woman of a retirement age with a dist...
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Single-payer makes the most senseAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only single-payer can fix the problems in the our current health-care system. Only single-payer automatically covers everyone and effectively eliminates overhead waste o...