Winfield Opinion
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Robinson column hit nail on headMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I just want to say thank you for printing Eugene Robinson's March 10 column. Right on, sums it all up, he hit the nail on the head. The nonsense that the Republican Par...
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Disagree with Burt's 'common sense'Mar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to comment on a few points in Burt Constable's March 4 column. Firstly, the main reason the Second Amendment was written was so that we the people would be ...
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Wage war or care for our citizens?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - It is time to address the guns or butter issue. According to the federal government's own financial statement, the defense department costs $684 billion, or $7 trillion ...
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...
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Perhaps it's 'change' for the worseMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In 2005, then-U.S. Sen. Obama had a decidedly negative opinion on the reconciliation process he now wants to use to jam his faux health care down our throats, but like a...
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What's the rush on passing health care?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm scratching my head wondering why the rush on the health care debate? Even if this is pushed into law tomorrow the only immediate effect will be the taxes on the peop...
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How long can we afford this game?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In regards to the economy and politics I have a lot to learn; however, I can't help but feel that this tax issue has gotten a little ridiculous. Perhaps it's my ignoranc...
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Some in desperate need of reformMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a self-insured individual whose premiums have risen 41 percent in the last four years. In itself that increase is drastic. When you consider the fact that my deduct...
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Why so long to get things done?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - On "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, Tom Friedman of The New York Times was one of the guests. The discussion came around to how China has been moving forward aggressively on infr...
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Bear with me for way to combat coyote problemMar 11, 2010 10:00 pm - At least four down, and who knows how many to go. Wheaton began its coyote culling program this week with the word that a professional trapper the city hired had capture...