A Different Take on ‘Conservative’ Illinois
RoadSnacks just made a study that declared the 10 Most Conservative Cities in Illinois. This can be of great concern to those living in or around any of these cities. […]
ACT NOW! Fracking Threat is Back!
Background on Fracking Permit FROM SAFE: Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment IDNR Extends Comment Period on First Application to Frack Due to significant deficiencies in the initial fracking permit application, […]
Reducing the Cost of Healthcare
The 15th District of Illinois is a rural district. Therefore, many kids rely on Medicaid for their healthcare. There are many structural problems with Medicaid that must be tackled. We […]
Student Loans: My Ideas vs. GOP/Trump
The GOP-controlled Congress, led by President Trump, has already targeted student loans, loosening protections for students as well as discussing moving loan servicing from Department of Education to Treasury. Their […]
Trump-Shimkus Care a Bad Deal for Americans
If our local medical professionals have such negative opinions about Trump-Shimkus Care, shouldn’t we be a bit concerned about the negative impacts it would have on the citizens of Illinois? […]
Illinois’ Problems Are Beyond Party
Here is my Letter to the Editor of my hometown newspaper, The News-Progress. When I was in high school, I actually wrote sports stories for them, as well as co-writing […]
Update on White County Fracking Permit
The fracking permit in White County has been placed on hold. In fact, Woolsey will have to resubmit their application. A letter was posted on the IDNR, Illinois Department of […]
First Q & A
Send Me Your Questions, Concerns, or Comments. Email: kevin@gaither4il.com Twitter: @gaither4il gaither4il.com I think we need less personality and more connecting with voters. Less personal and social issues and more […]
Energized and Refocused after GA Loss
There’s much to learn from the special election loss in Georgia tonight. For being the most expensive House of Representative race in history, it ended up being about a 5-point […]
Solidarity after Alexandria Shooting
The Alexandria, Virginia Congressional shooting shines a spotlight on the intersection of mental health treatment, access to healthcare, extreme political rhetoric, and an absence of common ground approaches in government, […]
Fracking on the New Madrid Seismic Zone a No Go
If you haven’t heard, a company is trying to obtain a fracking permit in White County. That’s extremely close to the New Madrid fault line. If you don’t know about […]
Focus on Lack of Results, Not Russia
All we see and hear these days from the mainstream media, from pundits, and from too many on social media is constant speculation and incessant leaks about the Russia investigation. […]