Month: July 2022

Political

State Democratic Party seeks 2024 Convention

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By Jerry Nowicki Illinois Democrats are vying to make Chicago the host city for the Democratic National Convention in 2024 while considering who will lead their party for the next four years. Meanwhile, the State’s Republican Party is hearing calls for a censure of one of its sitting congressmen, Adam...

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Government Policy

Aim: Prevent gun violence

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In the wake of the Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park, State representative Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, and other State lawmakers from Illinois, California, New York, and Delaware met with senior White House officials on efforts to prevent gun violence and hold gun manufacturers accountable for their role in...

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Naperville mayor will not seek reelection in 2023

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Dear friends, To say that I love this community is an understatement. It’s been my lifelong home; the place I grew up and that provided the foundation that supports who I am as a husband, father, grandfather, businessman, and mayor. Over the past eight years, we’ve been through a lot...

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Governor Pritzker’s approval rating at 51% in State

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By Jerry Nowicki A new poll from the firm Morning Consult showed governor JB Pritzker’s approval rating at 51% among Illinois voters, or seven points above water in polling lingo. It’s the latest quarterly poll from the firm, and data included 14,258 registered voters polled from April 1 through June...

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Summer activities vital; truth in politics essential

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Where has the time gone? Summer is poised to ease into a new month, August. The Summer is fading fast and many items are left undone. The statement above could be a repeat of last year at this time and of many previous years. Notable: • Tuesday, Aug. 2 will...

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Government

Late Timothy Brennan honor: Memorial Golf Classic

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By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin read a proclamation for August 1, as Timothy Brennan Day, at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday, July 26. Tim Brennan died in March on his 56th wedding anniversary. His wife of 56 years Hilary received the proclamation and thanked the City...

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Government Opinion

Reader’s Voice: U.S. justices followed Constitution

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July 21, 2022Dear editor; I see that Charles Coddington in The Voice July 14 asserted that the U.S. Supreme Court justices were incorrect in their decision with Roe V. Wade. He asserts that some legal scholars, none of which he names, may be full of fluff. He uses “pretzel-like” language...

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Reader’s Voice: Needed: Guts, brains, to change

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July 22, 2022Dear editor; Imagine a tax that confiscates one-half of the purchasing power of your entire life savings in less than eight short years! That’s what the current 9.1% inflation rate is doing to you and your family’s financial security. It cuts the purchasing power of your current wages...

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Feature

History in American schools needs help on Native Americans

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First of three parts The following interesting article makes me agree that we do need to rewrite history. The United States is often referred to as the melting pot of the world, but not for our black culture. Because of the result of unfair treatment. We have protests all over...

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Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit (EAA) assists in abuse cases

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I love it when Aurora is on the cutting edge of something great. A few weeks ago I met Norma Peterson at the Farmers Market in Aurora. She is the sister-in-law of the infamous Drew Peterson and has devoted her life to helping those who are victims of domestic abuse....

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Community Health

Suicidal help number, 988, active

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The phone number 988 is now active across the United States for those who are experiencing a suicidal crisis, mental health crisis, and/or emotional distress. You can: • Call 988 or • Text 988 or• Chat online at 988Lifeline.org/chat Those in need of care will be connected to trained and...

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Events Seniors

New Oswegoland Senior Center open

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Oswegoland Senior and Community Center is open and serving seniors and the community Monday -Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its new facility, 3525 US Highway 34, Oswego, the former Oswego Police Station. Programming includes numerous exercise classes, activities such as bingo, dime jingle, bridge, financial and history education,...

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President Andrew Jackson continually contradictory

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“I was born for a storm. And a calm does not suit me.” —Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born in the colonial Carolinas March 15, 1767 and was an American lawyer, general, and statesman, who served as the seventh president of the United States, 1829 to 1837. Jackson had gained...

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Second Amendment different today from 18th Century

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The U.S. Congress finally passed a bipartisan gun-control bill and president Joe Biden signed it after a hiatus of 30 years and hundreds of mass shootings. The provisions of the new law, however, are soft; that is to say, they tinker around the fringes of the issue and do not...

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Reader’s Commentary: Initially resisting response, file essentially important

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By Vince Smith,Big Rock, Ill. Although occasionally offering my own personal thoughts and perspectives to this publication and its readers, I generally try to avoid attacking other contributors who of course have their own views which sometimes differ markedly from my own. Even recently, with great effort I resisted the...

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Food

Recipe of the Week: Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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Ingredients1/2 cup mayonnaise1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese2 cloves garlic, chopped4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts4 slices of prosciutto Directions1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. In a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, spinach, feta cheese, and garlic until well blended. Set aside. 3....

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Poetry

Poem: Temptation

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“Lead us not into temptation” saith the Law;And therein lies the proof of mankind’s greatest flaw.Both greed and power feed on it to gain ascent;Evil would not exist if not temptation-bent. It seems that everything comes down to this, by choice.“Do I or not”, is often the unspoken voice.And oftentimes...

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Aurora Public Library District advisory services: Staff Picks, Book Match

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The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is constantly driving home the message that the Library is more than just books, but we still love talking about books and suggesting titles to our customers! When the COVID-19 Pandemic forced many customers to stay home, we needed to find new ways to...

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Events

Outdoor music concert August 16 at Messenger Library

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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora will be host to “The League of Erics,” an outdoors music concert, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. on the north lawn of the Library, 113 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Performing will be Eric Dinse and Eric Peter Schwartz, vocalists/guitarists from Aurora. The public...

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