Tower Lakes Opinion
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Washington no place to run health careNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Americans presently enjoy the best health care system in the world. It provides the most advanced treatments to the most people with the greatest expedition possible. Th...
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Vaccine only good for making moneyNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Gardasil is a new vaccine that is supposed to protect young women and girls against four strains of the sexually transmitted Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Gardasil is prom...
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Legal marijuana would be a menaceNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to differ with a Daily Herald commentary published on Sunday, Oct. 25 by Froma Harrop in which she called the crusade against marijuana ill-conceived. Harro...
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Burris deserved harsher punishmentNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A favorite tactic of politicians who don't want to answer or be accountable for their actions is to put out a release late on a Friday. In this way, the matter escapes p...
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Benefits outweigh costs of mammogramsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations regarding screening for breast cancer. They suggest no screening age 40-49 and at mos...
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Here's how to put people back to workNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I saw on Fox News the official unemployment figures, which do not include those who have given up looking for jobs. So what do we do? (1) Keep the Bush tax cuts. (2) Red...
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Senate must keep health care aliveNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The House of Representatives finally did something that benefits the American public and not just the politicians and their special interests. The debate is almost ident...
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Bill isn't perfect, but it's a good startNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The health care reform bill posed difficult challenges and decisions for all members of the House of Representatives. I am proud and grateful that Rep. Melissa Bean was ...
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Bean couldn't have read bill before voteNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Shortly before casting her "yes" vote on health care reform, Congresswoman Melissa Bean stated she "wants to read the bill thoroughly before commenting." Since the bill ...
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Everyone needs help at some point in lifeNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Wake Up America! Each of us needs a little help now and then. It's humbling to admit that I cannot afford health care at this time in my life, but I was always for refor...