McHenry County Opinion
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Do we already have death panels?Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about death panels. What is the term one should use when insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions? Gary Curts St. Charles ...
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Eugenics nothing new to health care in U.S.Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been plenty of misinformation that has seeped into this health-care debate. Credit is due to conservatives for being master magicians. The sleight of hand has ...
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Overhaul would destroy health careAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Many letters to the editor are written about the current proposal for health care reform, and rightfully so. The proponents accuse Republicans of opposing Obama's utopi...
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Fix what's broken; don't start overAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Government controlled health care? No! Take a step back and let's look at anything the government administers. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, USPS, etc., all going...
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Senators, sometimes rudeness works bestAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I opened my Daily Herald Aug. 12 and on the front page was an article titled "Heath care anger." The two senators, Spector from Pennsylvania and McCaskill from Missouri,...
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Graduated income tax would be fairerAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In "Our View" on Aug. 14 you listed five issues that must be debated this campaign season. Two of them, Spending and Taxing, and The Children, our future, should have be...
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Bringing out inmates' tender sideAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Providing love, companionship and friendship to someone in need and getting the same in return. It's what we should expect in a civilized society. Look no farther than a...
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Arlington sculpture now outside NYCAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Arlington Heights residents: You will notice that the sculpture that was on the corner of Eastman and Arlington Heights Road has left town. The sculpture, called "I...
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Burt's 'pair tree' column appreciatedAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - We would like to sincerely thank Burt Constable and the Daily Herald for covering the story of the "Pair Tree" on Aug. 8, 2009. On Saturday, Aug. 8, the 3-Day Breast Can...
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Why not prevent breast cancer?Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Carol Van Der Woude, an experienced nurse with whom I have worked in the past, explained a scientific concept on breast-cancer development (July 22 Fence Post). There is...