Year: 2020

Environment Opinion

Federal funds would help cultured meats

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November 6, 2020Dear editor; As the pandemic continues to ravage the country, now is the time for senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin of Illinois to support federal funding for cultured-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells. Because animals are removed from the process,...

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Food Fundraiser

AARTA fundraiser deadline arrives for drive-thru box lunch

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Friday is the deadline to sign up for a to-go luncheon fundraiser by Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA). AARTA will hold a drive-thru box lunch sale from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. Entree selections are Greek chicken, roast...

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Feature Health

Bill in D.C. Council to allow 11-year-olds to decide on vaccines

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First of a two parts The following article was printed in the Defender Children’s Health Defence News & views. Proposed D.C. law would give vaccine decisions to kids 11 or older without parents’ knowledge or consent: “Children could consent to vaccines without parents’ permission, while insurance companies, vaccine providers, and...

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Community Events

InterFaith Aurora Thanksgiving virtual

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InterFaith Aurora’s 13th annual community Thanksgiving celebration will be virtual from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The public is invited to participate at us02web.zoom.us/j/85258914409.Faith communities scheduled to participate are Wesley United Methodist Church, St. John AME, Sikh Community, St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. John United Church of...

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Events Veterans

Parade for Johnny Kee’s 100th birthday

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World War II Army Purple Heart veteran, Johnny Kee, will be honored on his 100th birthday with a drive-by parade Saturday, Nov. 21. Staging will begin at noon at Tiger Athletic Club, 1040 6th Avenue, Aurora. The parade will start at 1 p.m. and drive by Sunnymere in Aurora. Please...

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Feature

Recollections of writer’s mother: Positive and negative

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“Holy Mother hear my cry. I need a hand to hold, safe within your arms.” Song lyrics from “Holy Mother” My mother, Mary Ann Scherer, was born November 18, 1918 and died May 3, 2008. Her mother, Josephine, died of the influenza 1918 epidemic and my mother, Mary, was raised...

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Business

Cantigny Park holds Museum Store Sunday

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Cantigny Park offers an open invitation to get a jump on holiday gift-giving and support museums and cultural institutions on Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 29. The worldwide shopping event is sponsored by the Museum Store Association (MSA). More than 1,400 stores are involved, representing all 50 states and 22 countries....

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Health Veterans

Veterans’ homes under COVID-19 scrutiny

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By Sarah Mansur Republicans on the Illinois House Veterans’ Affairs Committee called for a hearing last week to investigate a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home where at least nine residents have died after testing positive for the virus. In a letter to the House’s committee chairwoman representative, Stephanie...

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Feature Government Political

Personal messages on the transition to U.S. presidency

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Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead! Well, not exactly a witch, per se, but you get the idea, dear reader. It was definitely an ogre, however, who has been eating our bones for the past four years. We still have to put up with the ogre for another two months,...

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Community Fundraiser Health

One Spirit seeks to assist Lakota Native Americans daily

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In many of these difficult times, accelerated by COVID-19 and resultant economic and health situations, banning together in groups is helpful. Native Americans grapple with similar situations continually. (See The Voice November 5 and 12 on Native American voting challenges.) One Spirit is an organization which seeks to address the...

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Food

Recipe of the Week: Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Ingredients3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened1/2 cup sour cream1/2 cup white sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract3 eggs1 (10 inch) prepared graham cracker crust1 cup pumpkin puree3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 pinch ground cloves1 pinch ground nutmeg1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed Directions1. Preheat oven to 325 F. 2. In a large...

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Poetry

There Is No Freedom Without Choice

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All freedoms in the Bill of Rights amount to One.It is the essence of them all, when said and done.Freedom of choice! The giving of your right to choose;And when that right is violated, then…you lose! Your right to vote, therefore, is the essential must;To have it remain valid, counted,...

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International

Celts, Romans, pilgrims, understood religious climb

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Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 16th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

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Ask Grandpa: Grateful letter-writers express their thanks

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Grandpa says: Below are snippets of letters sharing things for which readers are grateful. • I am very grateful that no one in my family or circle of friends was diagnosed with COVID-19. • I was able to keep my job during the shutdown. • We had plenty of rain...

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Sports

Illini expectations renewed by kicker; Northwestern on a roll

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By Woodrow Carroll For the second consecutive season, Illinois’ kicker, James McCourt, a 6-1 and 215-pound senior, came through at the most opportune time for the Fighting Illini. Saturday at Rutgers, McCourt’s 47-yard field goal with :03 remaining in regulation gave Illinois a 23-20 victory, its first of the season,...

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In muffled world, reflections include Luckman, Buehrle

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Sports are in a topsy-turvey world along with much of our existence, propelled by the COVID-19 existence. Still, we continue. We are refreshed by a few signposts along the way. Although muzzled, muffled, and stifled, college football has found a way, in limited fashion, college basketball is ready to begin,...

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Tony LoPresti leads Waubonsee in National meet

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Three runners represented Waubonsee Community College at the 2020 NJCAA Division II National meet on Saturday in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Following the full-scholarship NJCAA Division I and non-scholarship Division III women’s and men’s events, the first Division II run was held. Waubonsee freshman Tony LoPresti paced the trio of competitors,...

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Community Seniors

‘Thinking of You’ Bouquet Project brings joy to seniors

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There is something new west of us, in our State and hopefully it will spread across the landscape. The “Thanking of You” Bouquet Project is bringing joy into the lives of isolated senior citizens at home. This interesting project started in western Illinois, to thank senior citizens for just being...

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Government Opinion

U.S. government’s crusade against many veterans derogatory

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By John Whitehead The 2020 presidential election may be over, but nothing really has changed. The U.S. government still poses the greatest threat to our freedoms. More than terrorism, more than domestic extremism, more than gun violence and organized crime, even more than the perceived threat posed by any single...

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