Gilberts Opinion
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Celebrate today, but play it safeJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What is the Fourth of July? Why do we celebrate? As most people should know, it is our start as a nation winning our independence after many years of war with Great Brit...
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Cheney has done plenty to harm GOPJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent letter about Dick Cheney by Robert Morgan hit the nail on the head. It brings to mind the saying, "How can we miss you if you don't go away!" Mr. Cheney has ...
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Look at how low we've goneJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - That the State of Illinois is contemplating the Doomsday Budget is a true statement to how morally bankrupt our nation has become. This crisis is by no means confined to...
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Without hateful letters, what's left?Jul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It is probably unlikely that you would print my letter given your clear bias anyway, but after reading the letter from Carole Burstein from Sleepy Hollow on June 25 I fo...
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Everyone deserves civil liberties, benefitsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I applaud the intention of President Obama to extend full benefits to gay federal employees' partners, and intend to write him and tell him so. I hope while he's at it, ...
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Tired of heavy truck trafficJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I live in Elgin off Route 25. Day in, day out, big rig haulers have made a habit of using Route 25 as their "main drag." Liberty Street in Elgin is completely residentia...
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Elgin council is all ScroogesJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - For the first time in my memory, 50-plus years, the city of Elgin will not have a Fourth of July fireworks display. It was a budget revenue related decision by the city ...
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Look at success of adult stem cell workJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - What a great article I just read: An Aurora city employee donates bone marrow, and a youngster's life is saved by it. Fantastic. Bone marrow transplants have been aroun...
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One bad read on health care solutionJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - After reading Terry Gavin's derision of Al Kirkland's article about reforming the health care system to cover everyone and eliminate the insurance companies' profit, I s...
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Be proactive against pesky mosquitoesJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Two sure signs of summer are expected to surface this week - one welcome, one not so. Meteorologists say the warmer weather we've been craving after what seemed to be a ...