Month: May 2021

Food

Dole Packaged Foods: Boost nutrition, end food deserts

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The pandemic inspired Dole Packaged Foods to launch an ambitious new program to bring nutritious sustenance to one billion persons by 2025 Here is how innovation is helping to close the gap on food inequality: Fastco Works, FastCompany, writes: “It’s peak pandemic 2020, and Barbara Guerpillon, head of ventures at...

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Events Political

League of Women Voters panel on Zoom

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The public is invited to attend a Zoom panel discussion featuring Kane County chairwoman Corrine Pierog, Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke, Geneva mayor Kevin Burns, and St. Charles mayor Lora Vitek at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20. They will share perspectives about how our community governments can collaborate regarding recovery act...

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Government Political

Senate Education Committee moves forward assortment of bills

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By Raymon Troncoso The Senate Education Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, May 4, including measures addressing special education, hairstyle discrimination and teaching Asian American history in public schools. Those were among more than a dozen bills to pass the committee, the majority of which passed unanimously without debate or discussion....

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Events Religion

Aurora Temple B’nai Israel synagogue in-person services May 14

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Temple B’nai Israel synagogue, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will reopen for in-person worship services Friday, May 14. Rabbi Edward Friedman announced services for Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 15, at 9 a.m. (traditional service). Meetings will be held in the sanctuary. The chapel remains...

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Entertainment Events

The Venue in Aurora to open June 4

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The staff members at The Venue in Aurora are excited to announce that The Venue will resume outdoor programming in June! Be sure to save the date for the grand re-opening June 4! We have a whole weekend of concerts planned. It is our second anniversary, we are still here...

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Paris in May helps make life grand, enchanting

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It is May. Time to stroll the streets of Paris. Isn’t life grand? Let us begin on the oldest street in Paris, the rue Nicolas Flamel in Le Marais. Following little lanes and cobbled roads, we walk the large and luxurious boulevards of the Right Bank, or down the secret...

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Environment Opinion

Reader’s Commentary: Strange bedfellows: Politics, science

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By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaAurora Last of three parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/readers-commentary-many-advocates-focus-solely-on-co2 “Climate Change is settled science ” said Barack Obama during his tenure in the White House. So-called climate change scientists echoed these sentiments. Falsehoods and cherry-picked information continue to be repeated in news headlines so we...

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Events

Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race canceled fourth year

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Due to the level of uncertainty that remains this Spring, especially when events require planning and preparations months ahead, the Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) has canceled the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race, originally scheduled for early June. The year marks the fourth-consecutive year the Mid-Am has remained ashore, with...

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Feature

Remembrance of Ruby’s introductions to entertainment

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We’ve just celebrated that special day when we take time out to thank and honor all our mothers. I’m going out on a limb here in assuming that we’ve all had mothers, except for a few members of Congress. I’ve written about my own mother, Ruby, in the past, but...

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Government

Vacancy on Kane County Board

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Kane County is seeking applicants for the position of Kane County Board member, District 13 (parts of St. Charles and Geneva) to fulfill the remaining vacancy due to the resignation of former Board member, Steve Weber. A Kane County Board member is an elected office whose duties are outlined in...

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Food

Recipe of the Week: Mushroom Risotto

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Ingredients6 cups chicken broth, divided3 tablespoons olive oil, divided1 pound portobello mushrooms, thinly sliced1 pound white mushrooms, thinly sliced2 shallots, diced1 1/2 cups Arborio rice1/2 cup dry white winesea salt, to tastefreshly ground black pepper, to taste3 tablespoons chives, diced4 tablespoons butter1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Directions1. In a...

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Poetry

Poem: In Measuring Goodness

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You cannot measure goodness for a simple fact;Its size and depth is varied every single act.You also cannot measure influence and touch;Because you never know how little or how much. Another point is evident, and must be heard;True goodness is conferred without credit inferred.The “see what I have done” is...

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Events

Home Buying information session on Zoom May 20

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Are you considering buying a house, but need more guidance? The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20 will provide a Home Buying information session. Viewers can learn about the pros and cons of owning a home, the application process, loans, how to get the best...

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Education Kids/Youth Money

Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce offers college scholarship opportunities

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The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors going to college in the Fall. The scholarships are awarded to Sugar Grove residents, and chosen by committee based upon the information submitted by candidates. Interested candidates may complete the entry form and...

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Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Reactions to talkative husband and sister

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Grandpa,I need help in getting my husband to shut up. He cannot answer a simple yes or no question without giving a lengthy explanation for his answer. We run (a cottage industry) out of our house. I dread when he is taking care of a customer; he is always trying...

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Political

Weighing the changes in conservatives, liberals

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As a broken-down professor of American politics, I was asked this question recently: What do the terms conservative and liberal mean today in American political life? I think the question is important because: 1) the human animal craves context to help him or her navigate the world; 2) the terms...

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Sports

DuPage County high school football season memorable

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By Bobby Narang The DuPage County high school football season turned out to be a short, but memorable one. With the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) shortening the season to six games and electing not to have a playoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, the this year’s Spring season definitely...

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Baseball trades fodder for controversy, can be inconclusive

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By Woodrow Carroll Trades are a part of the professional sports world and can engender plenty of controversy. Of course, we often have to wait a lengthy time to reasonably know who got the better of the deals. Prior to the 2017 Major League Baseball season, the Chicago White Sox...

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