Gilberts Opinion
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Keep chickens out of suburbsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Reading about families keeping chickens and roosters in suburban backyards brought back very bad memories. Several years ago, we were living in an unincorporated area ne...
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Why can't we make immigration work?Jun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There is much ado about immigrants, illegal or legal. Who is to blame for this mess? We are! It goes back to the Mexican-American war of 1845 when we "won" a large part ...
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Maintain mental health fundingJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mental illness strikes as many as one in five families, yet treatment and care for those who suffer from mental illness is all but ignored by the state of Illinois. The ...
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No time for more debtJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank Yvonne Dinwiddie for being one of the few people who do read the legal notices. I cannot imagine what the park district board was thinking to attem...
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Time to change voting process?Jun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The position of U.S. Senator is one of the highest, most important, and most powerful positions in our country. Can someone please advise me as to what the young Mr. Ale...
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Favorable treatment of minorities unfairJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - My college is smack dab in the middle of a very white, very upper-middle class town, and has historically catered to white middle-class students. Our acceptance qualific...
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Favorable treatment of minorities unfairJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - My college is smack dab in the middle of a very white, very upper-middle class town, and has historically catered to white middle-class students. Our acceptance qualific...
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Don't mess with senior tax rebateJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It was a far wiser person than I who said, "You can tell a lot about a country by the way they treat their senior citizens." Our Elgin City Council leaders want to take...
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More gambling not the answerJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - It is unfortunate that the Kane County Board recently reversed its ban on video poker, which will now allow the machines into bars and restaurants. This makes gambling m...
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What's happened to West Dundee?Jun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I was born and raised in West Dundee. I cannot think of a better place to transition from child to adult. When I left our quaint village to attend university across the ...