Waukegan Opinion
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Politicians should take Business 101Oct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Only a politician can believe that a government-run health care program funded by the American taxpayer is fair competition to private insurance companies. That is becau...
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Learn from experience in H1N1 battleOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lake County, lines stretched for blocks, people stood in the rain for four hours and many seeking the H1N1 vaccine ultimately were turned away. To the south, in DuPag...
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Give Morris chance to honor heroesOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Gurnee mayor and board members: My name is Rick Biesada, I'm a Lindenhurst resident, and I sat through your board meeting on Monday evening, Oct. 5. I was concerned...
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Health care needs more than Band-AidOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The United States has been the one country to truly open its arms, its pocket book, its doors and above all, its mind. We are at the turning point of all of our futures....
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Treat health care better than IraqOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - We invaded Iraq with the approval of the Senate. The rationale for this war was a threat of "Weapons of Mass Destruction," which were ostensibly a product of poor intell...
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Health fix a chance to make a differenceOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - We have the chance to help our economic condition and the American people with the passage of the president's health care plan. The president's plan offers reasonable ch...
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Take small steps in health care overhaulOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - My biggest fear concerning the proposed health care overhaul is the past record of fiscal irresponsibility of our government. I cannot identify a single program that the...
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Seen anything like this flu, or the coverage thereof?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe there's much more to say about the H1N1 flu, but that's why I'm here. I'd like to tackle a few off-the-beaten-path questions about the issue. For answers...
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It's time to get real about Social SecurityOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I found myself agreeing with much of Froma Harrop's comments about Social Security and the expectation that some recipients expect a raise every year, whether or not it'...
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Someone who truly deserves sainthoodOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob, he later performed under his Anglicized birth name, Amos Jacobs. I hope the Pope is reading this. It commenced with the last seven do...