Gilberts Opinion
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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...
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Greenberg deserves credit, despite storyJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Wow! Does everything have to be so negative no matter what side of the fence you may stand on? ("Stretching truth, or campaigning?" on Jan. 30, by writer Bob Susnjara). ...
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Greenberg is best hope to beat BeanJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Steve Greenberg is the best candidate to beat the Democrat Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional District. Unlike Bean, Steve Greenberg firmly believes in protecting ou...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...