Lake County Opinion
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Health care reform, but not this waySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The sheer verbosity of America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - 211,360 words found on 1,017 pages - is troubling to me. Further, we all know that once any legi...
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Clearing up some misconceptionsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 19, 2009, letter, William Slater discusses some provisions of H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. Mr. Slater chiefly focuses on Sec. ...
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Selective memory benefits DemocratsSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Calvin Woodward of Associated Press has a selective memory regarding the Valerie Plame case. Valerie Plame was supposedly a "secret" agent of the CIA outed by Robert Nov...
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Questions for foe of health care reformSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have some questions for Cal Thomas. 1. Will you give up your rights to Medicare (a government controlled socialist program)? 2. Do you really believe that the 47 milli...
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Simple fixes for health careSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Four ways to effectively reform health care and lower health care costs are: 1. Fix Medicare and Medicaid. Monitor the systems to eliminate the $70 billion to $120 billi...
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Health care plan a bigger 'Clunker'Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It is amazing to witness the ignorance of those who continue to support Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and in our state of socialism, Durbin and Burris. I need not mention the oth...
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There's no reason to wait on FOIASep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - When Congress passed the largest spending bill in the world's history (TARP); it was effective immediately. Yet when Gov. Quinn signed the FOIA, it does not take effect ...
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Roskam should stop the misinformationSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - There's been a steady stream of information from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in opposition to health care reform. As an elected representative sworn to uphold and defend the ...
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Dad inspired me to be better personSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - My dad had battled brain cancer during my teenage years and I had always asked, why my dad? As I kept asking this question, my dad continued to keep his spirits high and...
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Private market will fix health careSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you are discussing a single payer system, or a state plan, every government solution calls for increased regulation and government control regarding how we finan...