Gilberts Opinion
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Sarto should recall who elected himSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - This letter is in regard to Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto's Aug. 30 comments in Fence Post. Sarto doesn't think the proposed ordinance to impound vehicles...
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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Thompson should be wary of McCain campaignSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Two hours before Fred Thompson formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination, his old friend John McCain turned in the kind of...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Donors essential to reading programAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library would like to thank all the donors who helped with our "Mission Read" summer reading program. Thank you to the Kane County Coug...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Obama is shaping Dems foreign policy debateAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sen. Barack Obama is getting polite applause at best when he tells the delegates at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention here this week that in ru...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Soapbox: This aud-it do it in Dist. 303Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A very good idea has emerged in the St. Charles school district, where officials have instructed auditors doing their annual work to break down and report specifically h...