Gilberts Opinion
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Unhappy with Comcast upgradeOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing today to express my outrage concerning Comcast Cable with their forced upgrades to digital service for local consumers. Here in the Aurora and Montgomery are...
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Join effort to reduce carbon emissionsOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - On Oct, 24, I will joined by people from around Elgin at the Gail Borden Public Library, giving away 350 free tree plantings; and if we were doing it all by ourselves, i...
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Road planners don't talk to one anotherOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Apparently the administrators of the local public works departments, the county highway commission and IDOT don't realize there is this invention out there called a tele...
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Health care reform a moral obligationOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I've had the privilege of meeting with small businessmen in my area, doctors, a nurse from Chicago's Stroger Hospital as well as some clergymen. They agree that not only...
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So much for golden yearsOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I do not know what is happening to my country. This "health care bill" is the last thing we need. Please do not pass this mess onto us. I just retired, and with things t...
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Local Democrats want public optionOct 19, 2009 11:00 pm - We are a caring country and are among the first to respond to disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes with money and time. How can we continue to ignore so m...
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Public option needed in health care fixOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As the national health care reform debate works its way through the legislative process, we are concerned that all Americans have the choice of a quality, affordable pub...
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We should be proud of Obama's NobelOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - All Americans no matter what their political persuasions, should be proud that our president won the Nobel Peace Prize. Some are saying he has not done enough. But the N...
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We need consumer protection agencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Most of the media attention is focused on health care reform, but most working families are still worried about staying in their homes and making their credit card payme...
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Special needs people in peril in emergencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When, not if, we have a regional emergency, the special needs residents of McHenry County will be at risk. Such an emergency may be as simple as mass power outages after...