Gilberts Opinion
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Reduce pension for system gamersMay 16, 2012 4:40 am - Laws may not have been violated by those who have enhanced their pensions through circumventing the intent of pension regulations. However, it appears to me that those s...
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Manufacture Apple products in AmericaMay 13, 2012 4:40 am - If Apple is such a great American company, why is it producing electronic gadgets in China? Is paying workers at Foxconn slave wages and dodging taxes really the best co...
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A time to recognize and rememberMay 13, 2012 4:00 am - On Saturday, May 19, please remember to celebrate U.S. Armed Forces Day. We should thank and honor everyone in uniform for their courage, sacrifices, and service as they...
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Who cares about Mitt's millionsMay 13, 2012 4:00 am - Here I go again. Being a product of the Great Depression, I've seen it all. Have you heard the term, KISS, “keep it simple, stupid”? That's me. I'm using a quote from so...
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Court botched ruling on contributionsMay 12, 2012 9:40 am - If you believe that a corporation or a dollar bill can go to war and get killed or maimed, read no further. If you believe that it takes a living human to do those thing...
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Free health insurance for state retirees?May 12, 2012 9:40 am - First, let me say that I think state employees in general work hard and should receive good pay and benefits. That is not the issue. However, in this day and age, when t...
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Elgin High students help make historyMay 12, 2012 6:40 am - During the first week of May, the lovely grounds of Old Main were transformed into a time long ago in Early Elgin. Activities put in place by the Elgin History Museum in...
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Bogus justification for deer killsMay 11, 2012 11:32 am - Biologist Daniel Ludwig left out some key facts in his bogus justification to slaughter deer as a tool to control chronic wasting disease. Crucial among these well-estab...
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Constitution is up for grabsMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - According to some of the justices on the Supreme Court, the Constitution of the United States is a dead document. The Founding Fathers could not anticipate all the progr...
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Tea partyers lost their oomphMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - What happened to the Tea Party? Members of Congress who campaigned as Tea Partyers promised to go to Washington and reduce the size of government and bring fiscal respon...