Gilberts Opinion
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Get Congress back to workMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing today to bring to your attention a growing grass-roots political movement. The group called “No Labels” is a nonpartisan political action organization with ...
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Walgreens won’t improve downtownMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - The current Walgreens development proposal from Batavia Enterprises deserves attention from the Batavia community. The proposed building does not follow the community-de...
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All Americans should stand for pledgeMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - “Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.” These are the words that millions of American students have heard every day since they started kindergarten, yet not everyon...
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We all end up paying for itMar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Apart from constitutional and moral issues, Barack Obama’s edict that everyone be provided contraception and abortion and insurance companies will cover it is no differe...
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Is new Walgreens safe for Batavia?Mar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Is the current proposal for a new Walgreens a move in the right direction for Batavia? Wilson Street in Batavia has been referred to as the “spine of our city.” It is th...
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U.S. energy policy outdatedMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - It is time that we, as responsible citizens, lead the way and ask that our representatives begin demanding the use of clean and sustainable energy. Recently, Congressman...
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Celebrate individualityMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - I believe that people need to be more accepting of others. We are making a lot of progress as a country toward accepting people who are different, but there is still so ...
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Insurance should cover contraceptives for womenMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - In response to John Craychee’s comments regarding “Leave insurance plans to employers,” if insurance companies pay for vasectomies and Viagra for men they should pay for...
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Put Aurora election commission to restMar 22, 2012 5:02 am - After Tuesday, it’s understandable if Aurorans feel the need to purge their minds of all things election until closer to November. Many of us do. But their work is not d...
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Time to change energy policyMar 20, 2012 5:24 am - Our president misses another chance to lead. Oil prices keep rising, he comments, “We cannot drill our way out.” True, it will not help today, but it will in the future....