I’ve been a type one diabetic for as long as I can remember. Luckily, I’ve had access to health care …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2009 7:53 am6001d ago
I’ve been a type one diabetic for as long as I can remember. Luckily, I’ve had access to health care …
Letters to the Editor Aug. 14, 2009 7:52 am6001d ago
Our country could benefit from a constructive dialogue about health care and how it can be improved. Sadly, that is …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:59 am6002d ago
As of Aug. 8, only 106 of our members of Congress had formally agreed to read the health care reform …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:10 am6002d ago
Recent developments have caused me to subscribe to a new maxim. “Craziness” must be resisted whenever it is encountered. If …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:08 am6002d ago
A few questions opponents of health care reform should consider: Have you ever encountered citizens of another developed country who …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:06 am6002d ago
The “birthers” are a fringe element who believe that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, even …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:04 am6002d ago
Voters, it’s time to do a complete overhaul of our city council and Linn County Board of Supervisors. The so-called …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:03 am6002d ago
Republicans aren’t even trying to make an honest case against the plans for health care reform. They’re just flat-out lying …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 13, 2009 12:01 am6002d ago
Conservatives have blamed President Barack Obama for putting us into so much debt through his economic bailout and have bashed …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2009 12:58 am6003d ago
Our nation is in the grip of a raging debate over reforming a grossly misnamed health care system that threatens …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2009 12:15 am6003d ago
Town hall meetings across the nation are generating some, uh, spirited discussion about health care reform as members of Congress …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2009 12:12 am6003d ago
I’m a lawyer who represents people hurt at work. We need health care reform because many injured workers lose health …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2009 12:11 am6003d ago
I am concerned that a government that has spent us into $12 trillion into debt claims it is going reduce …
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Letters to the Editor Aug. 12, 2009 12:08 am6003d ago
Recent events at town hall meetings around the country have revealed the ugly face of the leftists. Where there should …
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