Kendall County Opinion
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Pork must be pared from health billDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I read that Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana voted for the health care reform bill. She was on the fence until $100 million was included for her state to help pay for cos...
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Looking for proof in climate debateDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - In his letter, "Scientists do not agree on warming," Roger Willis speaks out against those who think "there is irrefutable evidence that humans are causing climate chang...
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Amid tragedy, lessons in goodnessDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - We know all too well that some of the news in our towns has been much too disturbing lately. There's the Streamwood mother who police say gunned her car and pinned a 17-...
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Can money buy off police scrutiny?Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Imagine an accident scene. Police arrive at 2:30 a.m. to find a car that just pulled out of driveway badly damaged from colliding with a fireplug and a tree. The driver...
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'Thank you for not judging our loss'Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - On so many levels, it's been a depressing week. The snow that flew briefly Thursday is a reminder that months of cold, lousy weather loom. The economy sputters along; th...
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Sometimes-ugly health fight worth itDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - While being widely vilified, navigating a sea of distortions and lies told by opponents and repeated endlessly by the media, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Harry Reid and ot...
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Ladies, don't wait until you're 50Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Regarding the new guidelines for getting mammograms, let me just say this: Throughout my 30s and 40s, I routinely got a yearly mammogram just because. I didn't have a fa...
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Support for the president's effortsDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I think what President Obama is doing is great. More people will have access to health insurance and get the care that they deserve no matter what kind of income they ha...
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Still waiting for an answer, congressmanDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - While the health care debate continues to rage on in the Senate, I still have not received an answer to a question I posed in a letter to Rep. Bill Foster the day after ...
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Government prayer a long traditionDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald article on Nov. 24 "Prayer before local meetings?" surely will create a firestorm. The Freedom From Religion Foundation needs to get a life. Bark up som...