Aurora First Fridays Cocoa Crawl a success
The filled Cocoa Crawl promotion, sponsored by Aurora Downtown, at First Fridays in Aurora Friday includes available cocoa at Tavern on Broadway.
Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Signs in color show us the holiday season is beginning to look like it is drawing closer, or, at least preparations are taking place. Communities will continue to greet the holidays with annual events and new ways to celebrate.
Proposal: Political party by MBA
By Jim Nowlan This column proposes a powerful, practical, if highly-unconventional, way to start a national conversation, even a movement, that possibly could help restore a healthy American democracy and solid economic future, and, maybe even replace one of our two bankrupt political parties. Politics and policy are today focused
Giving Tuesday to be celebrated in Downtown Aurora December 3
SciTech Hands On Museum and The Venue in Aurora, will open their respective doors to celebrate Giving Tuesday December 3, for a night-of giving party to both encourage donations and thank donors. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., SciTech, 18 W. Benton Street, will have computers readily available for guests
Understanding, she expresses thankfulness
November 25, 2019Dear editor; I have had this letter in my mind for a while, but I live in senior living where the conversation is often “How clever of you to know what day it is.” An opinion for another time. I would like to thank The Voice for providing
Collaboration: Cocktails for a Cause help Food Pantry
Owning a business often takes a little elbow grease. Other times it takes a lot of partying. I recall when Cat Battista and I first met at Tredwell Coffee to get to know each other. Battista, who is the director of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, said she loves a
Request: Donate Winter coats
By Cat Battista, Executive director, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry This week in Chicagoland, Winter blew down upon us hard and fiercely. Even the Veterans Day parade put on by the city government of Aurora had to be moved inside, which was lovely and inspirational. When I left the observance
Reasons listed to avoid marijuana
October 21, 2019Dear editor; I see that Aurora and several surrounding communities have jumped on the bandwagon to get a share of the predicted windfall of new taxes generated by the legalized sale of marijuana. I noted that many mothers have expressed concern about the logic of this proposal. Possession
Hallows’ Eve holiday: Samhain
There is something special in October’s air, and I don’t mean the snow flurries that have threatened and are on their way this week. There is something in the cool October breeze that speaks to a deep, ancient, part of us as humans. It was celebrated in the ancient Celtic
Urgent call applied to seek passage of State Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) bill
By Mavis Bates I recently presented a workshop at a youth conference on the climate crisis. One of the handmade posters in the hallway read, “My therapist told me to speak my truth: I’m scared.” Yes, our young people are scared about the future and they want us grown-ups to
League of Women Voters of Central Kane County opposes guns in classrooms
October 20, 2019Dear editor; The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County opposes the arming of teachers and other staff members in all of our community schools. In November, the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) annual conference will consider two recommended Resolutions: Resolution No. 1 would provide school
On reasons to investigate Hunter Biden
October 19, 2019Dear editor; I am so tired of Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durban, and others harping on president Donald Trump. There they are digging for the least thing to try and get rid of him. Talk about sore losers! If Trump went to China or wherever, to get
Oswego street closures ready to clog traffic for construction
A recent discussion with an interested individual revealed that the person was unaware that The Voice does not print all the news that fits. It is a continuing process of squeezing, trimming, and consolidating to present information. Then many good items must be left out. It is reality. Here are
Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America’s motives in question
The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA) claims its goals are “to guide young Muslims” and “build bridges of understanding with other cultures and faiths.” Yet, the Chicago area mosque’s willingness to promote hate preachers and anti-Semitic demagogues, reflects the continued influence of its Islamists founders and leaders. The
Praise for Yorkville police response
By Joel Frieders In my role as an alderman in Yorkville, I am accustomed to hearing passing stories about the notable achievements of the police officers in Yorkville. What used to be more of a quick story told prior to a meeting followed by a high five in passing, has
Kane County Board chairman Chris Lauzen requests printing the Trump/Zelensky transcript
By Chris Lauzen If American citizens and voters are going to be subjected by extreme, partisan Democrats to the water-torture and divisiveness of impeachment hearings based upon interpretations, so-called parodies, and outright lies, the least that our free and fair press can do is publish the actual transcript of the
Concern for youth; denied entrance
September 22, 2019Dear editor; These past few years I have presented my concerns to various bodies of government in the city of Aurora government. As any good learner or scientist, I have been willing to have my hypothesis proven wrong. My questions go unanswered. Instead, they call me old, a
Fewer guns would mean fewer deaths
August 23, 2019Dear editor; The August 15 column by John Whitehead in The Voice, entitled, “Mass shootings can lead to government tyranny guise” was the worst type of fear-mongering and misdirection. He wrote, “In the midst of what feels like an epidemic of mass shootings, these gun confiscation laws, extreme
Ask Grandpa: Variety of comments on Aurora Pride Parade
Grandpa,Aurora has given the green light to an odd kind of parade, a procession of homosexuals and identity disordered individuals celebrating their pride. Just what are such persons proud of…of sodomy, of fisting, of glory holes, of golden showers, of daisy chains, of rimming, which ultimately involves eating fecal material,
Rejecting polarizing rhetoric, Pentagon training video, needed
By John W. Whitehead The U.S. government is working hard to destabilize the Nation. No, this is not another conspiracy theory. Although it is certainly not far-fetched to suggest that the government might be engaged in nefarious activities that run counter to the best interests of the American people, doing