Gilberts Opinion
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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...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...
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Principal misses point on cheatingFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - We were very disappointed to read Glenbard West Principal Jane Thorsen' s comments concerning West students who cheated on an honors math final exam. ("Cheaters getting ...
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Liberals unfairly rip GOP tax cutsFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Randi Scheurer's response to the Herald's endorsement of Melissa Bean included the following statement, "We also care about fair taxation. Nobody likes taxes. But somebo...
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Fix assessed value to match realityFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - It seems the housing bubble has burst with a really big bang. The funny money speculation prices, by which property tax evaluations are pegged, are in steep decline. By...
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Bean represents people's interestsFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing to you because it seems to me that many of the candidates in this primary election have forgotten the objectives of the office they wish to hold. The job o...