Winfield Opinion
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Obama needs to go to climate summitNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - I remember back when I was in high school and Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong proclaimed this to be a giant step for mankind, and it truly was. Well, now we...
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Glad Roskam voted no on health billNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam did the right thing. If this health care bill becomes law, life as we have known it, freedom as we have exercised it, and privacy, as we have enjo...
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Throw out House bill, let market workNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I have just lost health care insurance for myself and family because of current economic conditions. But the very last thing I want is a system that flies "under the rad...
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Good first step in campaign reformNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The campaign finance reform legislation (Senate Bill 1466) passed recently by the Illinois General Assembly is meaningful reform and a good first step on the road to the...
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Let's see 'Institute' study on ObamaNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - To begin with, I would like to ask Richard Cohen and his ilk why they hate Sarah Palin so much? I just read his 800-plus word column trashing her from one end to the oth...
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Hypocrisy in pro-life provisions?Nov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The current health care bill under consideration in the U.S. Congress would contain certain pro-life protections, prohibiting the use of federal funds to pay for abortio...
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Insurance, health costs out of controlNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I am 56 years old and was laid off from a job after 31 years of service. I have been unemployed for two years now. I did activate a meager pension this year which is us...
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Get out of Iraq and Afghanistan - nowNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The presence of American troops on Asian soil in Iraq and Afghanistan is realistically untenable. To increase our contingent there is sheer folly. It has become a war of...
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Keep those News Tips and Questions a-comin'Nov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Not to sound whiny, but I take one lousy day off work and return to 258 e-mails in my in box. Yes, admittedly it was Monday, so the tally included the weekend stuff. But...
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State needs to set its flu prioritiesNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Your Nov. 16 editorial, "Get vaccine to those who need it most" definitely sparked the current situation and debate of swine flu vaccinations within our area. The articl...