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No, I guess I hadn't heard it all
By JIM RIPPY
Just when I think that I have heard it all about the waste in health care, a new headline appears.
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Where do you think the money comes from?
By JIM RIPPY
In a small town like ours rumors are similar to street lights; you can find one on every corner. You can even find a rumor about what the next big rumor might be.
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Community college loan defaults high
Editor:
In my previous position as director of financial aid at Rend Lake College, I administered the student loan program for 32 years. As Rend Lake College will be leaving the federal student loan program, I would like to comment on student loans and cohort default rates.
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Learn something daily
By JIM RIPPY
I have been writing about the problem of health care becoming affordable for years and almost every day I learn something new. I have learned that allegedly drug makers pay other drug makers to delay entry of less expensive generic drugs into the market. This means that rather than you getting a break on price that they can keep charging the higher price for the drug by paying to delay the entry. Somehow, I have a problem with this practice when you consider that almost every day we hear about the necessity of reducing the cost of health care and improving the quality.
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Private and public pensions - no comparison
By JIM RIPPY
I have a very good friend that I worked with for 30 years. He is bright, articulate and most of all totally honest. This guy had a very important job at General Tire at the director level.
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Time for residents to hear the truth
Editor:
I think it is time for the people of Jefferson County to hear the truth about the former medical department at the Jefferson County Justice Center.
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Pro-gun control politicians hypocrisy
Editor:
Jan. 22 was the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. It and its companion decision, Doe vs. Bolton, made abortion on demand the law of the land without one legal precedent in American courts since the founding of the American colonies. Since 1973, at least 55 million babies have had their lives terminated at the time of or before birth.
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I have to chunk it down to understand
By JIM RIPPY
Sometimes it takes me a while to get my mind around things. I have to just keep chunking it down until I get it real simple. I have reached the conclusion that our major problem with political corruption, unaffordable health care, unfunded pensions in Illinois and the majority of the ills we hear discussed daily boil down to a really simple fact.
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Be the very best we can
Editor:
Regarding the consolidation of Ina, Dodds and Opdyke-Belle Rive school districts, I hope to bring a positive awareness of the consolidation of these three school districts by sharing my unique perspective.
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Quinn owns 11 of Illinois’ 20 credit downgrades
By Scott Reeder
I remember my consumer education teacher at Galesburg High School explaining how to achieve a good credit rating.
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