Winfield Opinion
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More thoughts on health insuranceNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As currently drafted, the individual mandate's rules create a strong incentive for individuals to choose to pay a fine rather than to buy health insurance. The fine is ...
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Let Afghanistan figure it outNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - If most Americans are against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, why is it that Congress keeps voting to sustain those doomed excursions? We voted for our congressmen and...
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Confidence in Obama's judgmentNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Vice President Cheney has criticized President Obama for dithering. Let's remember that the recent Bush administration told the CIA what to find as far as weapons...
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Guilty of wanting healthy trailsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Good morning. I am Joe Citizen of DuPage County, co-defendant in the case of ComEd vs. the People of DuPage County. Defendants are accused of wanting healthy, natural-l...
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More to H1N1 crisis than we readNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - In his Oct. 30 column, Daily Herald DuPage editor Jim Davis said he wanted to "tackle a few off-the-beaten-path questions" about H1N1. For sources, he cited his dictiona...
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Call for pols to give up 'elite' planNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Why won't any politician answer this question? Will you and your family give up your current health care program and join the new "Universal Health Care Program" that yo...
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Will District 200 taxpayers respond?Nov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I did not see the Hubble Middle School listed in the top 100 middle schools in achievement in Illinois. I guess the current Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board m...
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Red-light cameras make streets saferNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Red-light cameras have been invoking terror in Illinois towns recently. Many intersections have those red-light cameras and they spread very easily in our towns. While m...
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Roskam trip to Honduras worth itNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I am pleased that Republicans are taking an active role in ensuring justice and democratic values for Hispanics. As a Hispanic American, its heartening to see that Congr...
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ICC: Stop ComEd on Prairie PathNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the cities of Wheaton and West Chicago for their ongoing efforts to protect the trees and trails from ComEd and their contractor, Asplundh. The pro...