This is a station editorial, I'm Randal J. Miller, station president. If you're over 40, the proposed "single payer" medical insurance program being proposed by the President and Congress, should scare you to death! Why? Because your parents will get worse and worse health care NOW, thanks to Medicare paying doctors and providers only 40 cents on the dollar, and a proposal to cut those re-imbursements by another 21 percent.

AND! Fast forward another 20 years. The "single payer" system will have all private insurance companies out of business, and you and I will depend on the government to determine if you and I need that pacemaker, hip replacement, or other major surgery, taking that decision out of the hands of you and I.

The word FREEDOM is never mentioned in the debate....only those 12 million Americans who DON'T have health insurance get mentioned as the reason we're going to supposedly fix health care.

The health insurance industry has floated plenty of proposals to insure those 12 million folks, but the President and Congress aren't listening because they, the GOVERNMENT, want to control health care. Like that's worked out for the Veterans Administration, the Post Office, or the latest boondogle, the nearly one-trillion dollar economic stimulus plan.

It's time to speak up to your US congressmen and senators and tell them YOU want to decide your health care, NOT the government. Tell them NOW, before it's too late.

That's our opinion, we welcome yours. Our e-mail address is:
editorial-at-randyradio-dot-com.

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Dear Editor: In the September Ameren/CIPS statement there was enclosed a flyer, Facts On Energy. One article was on tree trimming. My opinion on Ameren tree trimming is that it may be a ruse.

Three different times during 2008 it was reported branches and limbs around an electric line to a neighborhood street light. Those reporting times were March, July, and an e-mail to Ameren on November 24, 2008. Ameren acknowledged the e-mail on November 25, 2008. As 2009 now closes, the 18-month-old branches are still around the electric line to the street light.

Therefore, Ameren/CIPS tree trimming may be a ruse. Ameren may adamantly oppose my editorial opinion. The ol' street light is important to this neighborhood at night.

Respectfully,
Thomas P. Strawn
Taylorville, Illinois

49th, State Senator
Deanna Demuzio Democrat
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M106 Capitol Bldg
Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-8206
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98th, State Representative
Betsy Hannig Democrat
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239 E Stratton Bldg.
Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-8071
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Gillespie, IL 62033 217-839-2859 FAX 217-839-4833

44th, State Senator
Bill Brady Republican
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Springfield, IL 62706 217/782-6216
2203 Eastland Drive
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Bloomington, IL 61704 309/664-4440 FAX 309/664-8597

87th, State Representative
Bill Mitchell Republican
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632 Capital Building
Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-8163
332 West Marion
Suite N-1
Forsyth, IL 62535 217-876-1968 FAX 217-876-1973