Westmont Opinion
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Get at root cause of health care costsAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Health care reform is essential, but among all the wrangling about who pays, less is being said about the root cause of the high cost. I would like to know why I get cha...
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Start writing about credit card robberyAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - It is almost impossible to believe that our legislators in Washington passed a bill that regulates how much credit card companies may charge, increase credit card intere...
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Demand right to be heard on health careAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent government developments should ring alarm bells. We must not permit senior elected officials to trash our Constitution. The White House wanted citizens to report ...
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Blame recession on Biggert, CongressAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In a recent letter to her constituents, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert explained that she voted for the expansion of the cash for clunkers program. This is further proof that we...
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Corporations have no souls, conscienceAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - My wife and I saw Food, Inc., currently at the Glen Theatre in Glen Ellyn, urged by Moe Parr's sister Marietta while we were on our recent trip to North Carolina. Moe w...
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Federal consumer agency neededAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - When looking at the bank bailouts, it is obvious who is watching out for the banks and the financial institutions. When do the players in Washington D.C.: our elected of...
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Health care is better elsewhereAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - If our democracy were functional, the proposed health care reforms would pass easily. Among various benefits, passing these reforms would save the average American about...
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Judges in Illinois should be appointedAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe very strongly that the Constitution of Illinois needs to be amended to allow for the appointment of all judges, rather than their election. There is no way for...
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GOP: Stand up against the liesAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Do you remember when Sen. Dick Durbin was vilified, to the point of apologizing, for saying Guantanamo was like a gulag? Considering what we now know, Durbin's remarks w...
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It's all about government controlAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - This great country has more than 270 million people covered by health insurance, and 10 million to 12 million are uninsured, (after you take out the illegals, young peop...