Year: 2019

History

A Focus on History: September 26 through October 2

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September 26For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic Party senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, meet in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S....

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Environment Events

Aurora GreenFest Parking Plan

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The Aurora GreenFest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 will be all about sustainability and living gently on the earth. Parking at Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois, is limited and there is a parking plan which includes Aurora Township shuttle bus service to and from four...

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Ginger, sweet mama cat, loves to be loved

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Ginger is a female Domestic Shorthair Tortie who was born March 27, 2014. Ginger is a sweet and affectionate mama who is looking for her forever home. She is playful and loves to be loved. She can be a bit timid in new surroundings and with a lot of commotion....

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Cathy Ferrel, second from left, is the Share Fox Valley 2019 Woman of Power Award recipient.
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Cathy Ferrel is the Share Fox Valley 2019 Woman of Power Award recipient

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Cathy Ferrel, second from left, moved to Aurora in 1997, during her 40 year career in financial sales with Fortune 100 companies. She volunteered in Indian Prairie School District 204 in many capacities such as Parent Teachers Association, the district wide Indian Prairie Parent’s Council (IPPC) group, and assisting in...

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Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found stabbed at a home on Aurora’s near East Side
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Aurora Police conducting homicide investigation after stabbing on Aurora’s near East Side

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The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found stabbed at a home on Aurora’s near East Side early Saturday morning. Just before 5:15 a.m., Aurora’s 911 Center received a report of a person stabbed in the 600 block of Hinman Street. Officers responded to...

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Events Feature

Many awards pay tributes, LaSalle Auto Show back in drive

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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...

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Opinion

H.R. 763 bipartisan solution to climate change

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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...

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Political

Political incumbency tilts field to special interests

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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...

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Paramount Theatre’s Broadway ‘Newsies’ inspirational

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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...

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Events Fundraiser

Fall Rummage and Bake Sales at Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ Saturday, Sept. 21

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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...

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Events

Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association meeting October 1

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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...

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Tears: Biblical, powerful, pleasurable, joyful, grieving

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“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...

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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,...

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Rambling? Nehru jacket to West Branch in Aurora

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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...

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Naperville Public Safety Open House September 21

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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...

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