Gilberts Opinion
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HR 3200: Read it and you won't want itSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It took me a while, but I finally finished reading HR 3200 - the proposed health care legislation. It was a real eye-opener. Our current politicians supporting HR 3200 m...
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We've taken many breaths, thanksSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - You say to "take a breath, America." We have been breathing since Obama took office in January. Breathed while he had to so quickly pass a "stimulus" bill filled with po...
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Methinks thou doth protest too muchSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Sept. 5, letter Mr. Albert J. Dzermejko writes: "Am I the only one who's absolutely aghast by ... the media's sanctimonious praise of now departed Sen. Ted Kenned...
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Where's transparency, Sen. Durbin?Sep 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Sen. Durbin's "listening session" on health care reform on Aug. 31 was changed from an open meeting to a closed meeting at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. I...
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Reagan's speech isn't precedentSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Since when do editorials belong on the front news page of the paper? The article by Kerry Lester, "How Schools are Treating Obama Speech" becomes an editorial comment wh...
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Vargas could make dent in unemployment hereSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently read on the Daily Herald Web site that Elgin resident Mark Vargas was running for Congress in the 14th District. I read that while serving on an economic deve...
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Don't be hasty with health care debateSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to note that I am neither Democrat nor Republican, but a true patriot. I served my country during the Vietnam War and today I admire the courage and dedicat...
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...
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Lords Park Zoo is important part of ElginSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandfather told me one of the reasons he came to Elgin was because of the very Beautiful Lords Park. I grew up going to Lords Park almost daily as a kid in nice weat...
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We viewed Kennedy through rose-colored glassesSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Am I the only one who's absolutely aghast by our politicians and the media's sanctimonious praise of now departed Sen. Kennedy? Listening to the media blather and readin...