Gilberts Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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Race between Clinton and Obama is about identity, not policyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Huge expenditure for a very short termMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Having voted in the 14th District primary, I was made aware of how much tax money was being spent for an absentee vote. I first called the village hall. They instructed ...
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Democratic Party delegate disasterMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - In the wake of Hillary Clinton's comeback in Ohio and Texas, it's become quite apparent -- if it hasn't been earlier -- what a mess the Democratic National Committee has...
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Writer dead wrong on 14th AmendmentMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Tawney is dead wrong when he says in his Feb. 25 letter the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to illegal al...
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From brainwashing to the voter's boothFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The lack of quotes from Republican leaders in your article about allowing 17 year olds to vote in Illinois proves what we conservatives have known all along. The younge...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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It's probably the economy, stupid!Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Let me get this straight. Housing starts and resales and car sales are all in the tank because of our pitiful economy. Homebuilders are going under. Home foreclosures in...