Many awards pay tributes, LaSalle Auto Show back in drive
There are items to consider while we ponder the arrival of both the Saturday, Sept. 21 Friends of the Fox River clean-up in seven Kane County communities and the 10th Aurora GreenFest at the Prisco Center and McCullough Park of the Fox Valley Park District from 10 a.m to 4
H.R. 763 bipartisan solution to climate change
September 16, 2019Dear editor; Some of the Democratic Party candidates for 2020 propose spending trillions of dollars to fight climate change. Most economists agree it is not necessary. What is needed is to put a price on carbon. Then, our free market system will achieve the necessary reduction in CO2
Political incumbency tilts field to special interests
Last of two parts Part one can be found at thevoice.us/incumbents-in-congress-continue-with-unfair-advantage. Tommy Sowers, Missouri 8th Congressional District candidate, posted April 2010 an article entitled: “The Cancer of Incumbency.” The former special forces soldier left a leadership position at the VA (Veterans Affairs) where he served as assistant secretary of Public
Paramount Theatre’s Broadway ‘Newsies’ inspirational
The Paramount Arts Theatre is presenting “Newsies” as its opener for the ninth Broadway Series through October 20. It’s a tale about the 1899 newsboys strike which is interesting, inspirational, and informational; a show that the whole family will enjoy. The music and the dancing all add to the story
Fall Rummage and Bake Sales at Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ Saturday, Sept. 21
Shoppers will find many bargains at the Fall Rummage and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 and from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ. A wide selection of reasonably-priced household goods, toys, books, clothing for all
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association meeting October 1
The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will hold a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct, 1, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road, Aurora. All retired teachers, both AARTA members and non-members, who are interested in preserving their pension and insurance benefits are invited. Representatives from TRS and IRTA will
Tears: Biblical, powerful, pleasurable, joyful, grieving
“How good are the tears. How sweet the dirges.” —Euripides The Trojan Woman On a Canaanite clay tablet from the 14th Century B.C. was found the earliest written record of tears. Named after a village in northwest Syria, the tablets were found by archaeologists and the tablets were from the
Neighborhood Activities
Aurora • Through October 20 Broadway Series: “Newsies” Straight from the headlines of turn of the century New York comes the true story that had Broadway roaring before it even opened. Joseph Pulitzer is plotting a way to increase the revenue of his declining newspaper; while down in the streets,
Rambling? Nehru jacket to West Branch in Aurora
If you read my written ramblings here a couple of weeks ago, the last time I rambled, I wrote that my wife had prepared a list of things that needed to be done around our house and property. Clearing out my boxes of valuable treasures, junk according to her, I
Naperville Public Safety Open House September 21
The Naperville Police and Fire Departments invite all residents to attend the annual Public Safety Open House taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at Naperville’s Public Safety Campus, 1380 Aurora Avenue. The whole family can enjoy the fun and educational day, which will feature a
Citizens Police Academy in Montgomery
The Montgomery Police Department is accepting applications for the Department’s inaugural Citizens Police Academy. It will provide the selected applicants an opportunity for hands-on instruction regarding police procedures and various techniques. The behind-the-scenes look into the Montgomery Police Department will include demonstrations, presentations, and other informative police related topics. The
Recipe of the Week: Chicken Marsala
Ingredients 1/2 cup all-purpose flour for coating 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 7 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups white button mushrooms, sliced 1 shallot, diced 3/4 cup Marsala wine 4 cloves of garlic, minced
Would Science Choose To Answer?
Logic may well be a word not logical at all; Take, for instance, life forms on which all our food chains fall. Logic says they have been out there to provide a meal For specific other life forms to consume with zeal. But, what is not logical, is how and
Pumpkin Weekends at Blackberry Farm in Aurora returns
Blackberry Farm in Aurora will celebrate the Fall season throughout October with the return of its popular Pumpkin Weekends, to start Saturday, Oct. 5. Each weekend in October, including Columbus Day holiday, Monday, Oct. 14, residents are invited to enjoy family-friendly, pumpkin-themed festivities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
