Gilberts Opinion
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Kudos to all who made Swedish Days happenJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - We'd like to thank Geneva residents and our many visitors who attended the 2009 Midsommar Swedish Days Festival and those who helped make it the destination summer event...
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State income tax increase is neededJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...
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Geneva school board is out of touchJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of the J.D. Graff letter to the editor you printed June 26. The letter claimed the recent action of the Geneva school board in signing a new thre...
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Silent majority silent no longerJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The silent majority can remain silent no longer. We are under attack from all levels of government. The federal government is trying to increase our energy cost in an ef...
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Kirk's support of energy bill foolishJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Republican Mark Kirk voted "yes" recently to the largest tax bill to be forced on American citizens in its history. This bill is erroneously labeled the Waxman/Markey En...
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Silent majority says keep chiefJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - It is no secret that the squeaky wheel always gets the ear of elected officials and especially political candidates. But the truth is that the squeaky wheels pale in com...
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Exercise your right to be curiousJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama began his tenure in the White House with a promise to make the federal government more transparent. After eight years of opacity, that was welcome news. ...
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Zirk's planned purge no surpriseJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I read, with no surprise, about the situation here in Gilberts regarding our police chief, Mike Joswick. I believe that replacing him would be a real travesty. Unlike ou...
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Obama makes amends for Reagan's gaffeJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The deregulation of The New Deal policies by the Reagan administration ultimately put the American public in its current comprising economic situation. Within the first ...
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Thank you for rememberingJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association, we would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of those who helped organize, participated in o...