Wheeling Opinion
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Marching for the wrong reasonOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Who are these people protesting government spending, for a cause that will make life better for most of us? Why weren't they on the streets, during the last eight years ...
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Dump cameras, ban talking while drivingOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I previously wrote a letter to the editor of this paper, praising them for their investigative series about red-light cameras called "Seeing Red." The conclusion, which ...
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Beware of lies in health care debateOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Rule by the Democrats, representing the people, or by the Republicans, representing superrich: that is the real question. Totally beaten in the last election, the rich a...
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Bean should explain position on the FedOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On Feb. 26, 2009, HR 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and has subsequently been referred to the Ho...
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Support civil debate, don't print liesOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald continues to print letters about so-called death panels, an idea so absurd it has been debunked by almost everyone. The Herald also has printed letters ...
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Remember ACORN vote at election timeOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On Sept. 15 the Senate voted 83-7 to deny funding to ACORN after it was revealed that ACORN had offered to help a person posing as a prostitute and another posing as a p...
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Age must not be factor in hiringOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a 58-year-old female, divorced, and unemployed since July 2008. I was let go from a near six-figure job because of the economy. I have exhausted my savings and am, ...
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Some plans fall short of minimumsOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - There is one seemingly small but very important item in the health care/insurance debate which does not get mentioned anywhere. My wife and I have a major medical healt...
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Mob mentality is catharticOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As I obsess over the health care crisis that apparently will live on to haunt my children and grandchildren, I crave information. This causes me to watch television. Thi...
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Students should hear president every yearOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - When I woke up on Sept. 8, my mom and dad told me that President Obama will be speaking to the kids. I was disappointed that our school did not show him speaking. The s...