Gilberts Opinion
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Protest without the harassmentApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As I was sitting in my car watching the protesters at Aurora's Planned Parenthood clinic recently I was thinking to myself how hard it must be for a young woman to decid...
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Doesn't buy state's financial maneuversApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - We have sunk to a new low in the state of Illinois. Residents are now being held hostage as they ask us to buckle under to another increase in taxes. Our state governmen...
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Have a heart; donate organsApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - April is National Donate Life Month, a time to encourage people to join the Illinois donor registry. Nearly 4,700 Illinoisans are in need of lifesaving organ transplants...
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Quinn's education plan not so direApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Once again we are being threatened by our own supposed representatives in government. If we refuse their proposed tax increases, they say, they will irreparably damage o...
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Saturday Soapbox: Listen on Molly, EvanApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Work hard, follow your dream': No one can bring that message home better than people like local Olympians Evan Lysacek and Molly Schaus and, more recently, Glenb...
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Family grateful for health care reformApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Our family is particularly grateful to all the members of Congress who voted for health care reform, but particularly to Bill Foster. With all the antagonism coming from...
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Looking to unseat Foster in 14thApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Congressman Foster, sir, I do appreciate your response; however I completely disagree with most of your stated reasons for your yes vote on the so called health care ref...
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We're losing sight of what's importantApr 09, 2010 11:00 pm - What is the matter with the world today? We are paying actors millions of dollars for acting. We are paying athletes millions of dollars for throwing a ball or hitting a...
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Fund schools with sales taxApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I see where the issue of inequities in funding of public education is getting another look at. Being able to afford to live in your home or buy a home is not discretion...
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Anti-Catholic sentiment in Daily HeraldApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I wondered why the Daily Herald never lists the Catholic Network EWTN in their TV listings. Then I noticed that your paper seems to highlight any news about Catholics th...