I am 17 years old. That makes me a Millennial Generation Z. And although a knee-jerk reaction may be that this article is about gun control, it isn’t. This article is about the U.S. Congress’ not obeying the clear majority will of “We…the people” on a very important issue: Guns
Tolerance cuts both ways. This isn’t an easy pill to swallow, I know, but that’s the way free speech works, especially when it comes to tolerating speech that we hate. The most controversial issues of our day, gay rights, abortion, race, religion, sexuality, political correctness, police brutality, have become battlegrounds
The crowd of more than 100 filled the Batavia City Council Chambers Saturday, March 10 to watch a movie, “Wasted”, about food we throw away or do not find a better use for the extras. It was the Batavia Environmental Commission Green Night at the Movies, an annual presentation which
The poet Emily Dickinson wrote, “I like March. Her shoes are purple.” And so we celebrate the coming of Spring again with thoughts on a wide variety of subjects. Enjoy this smorgasbord of thoughts and ideas in bits and pieces. Bits: Most of the country has quit smoking, which saves
All kinds of goings-on this week in Trumpville, what with firings, hirings, and highly-skilled (not) foreign policy expert Ivanka Trump meeting with South Korea’s foreign minister. If Ivanka screws up, The Donald will, as he does with everyone else working for him, dump her and appoint a new daughter (Stormy?
Grandpa, I have a very good working relationship with a client. We have often met for breakfast to go over various business subjects. It has always been friendly, professional. Today, for the first time, his wife joined us. I knew this woman back in college (many years earlier). She was
Georgina Poole of Aurora offers comments to the Aurora Committee of the Whole Tuesday about postcards that were distributed in the mail last weekend in reference to the Aurora Election Commission (AEC). She criticized the city government for sending out cards which stated the City Council voted to abolish the
Just what we don’t need: More gun-toting, taser-wielding cops in government-run schools that bear an uncomfortable resemblance to prisons. Microcosms of the police state, America’s public schools already contain almost every aspect of the militarized, intolerant, senseless, overcriminalized, legalistic, surveillance-riddled, totalitarian landscape that plagues those of us on the “outside.”
Life is filled with mixed bags. For best balance, the traditional trait should be linked to a sense of adventure, something new and likely challenging. The trusted signposts along the way can become a ride on a treadmill. Yet, the standard segments of life offer rewards of repeat joy. There
Free-trade agreements. Tariffs. Capitalism. What’s not to like about them? Keep reading, dear reader. The astute observer of the writings of the present scribe will note that he has taken our accidental president to task on many an occasion and that he believes the rascal should be put out to
By Deena Sherman – By the time you read these words, students at approximately 1,600 schools across the country will have walked out of their classrooms at 10 a.m. across each U.S. time zones. The occasion is the one-month anniversary, March 14, of the shooting that killed 17 individuals at
Grandpa, Our condo board ruled several years ago that we cannot grow vegetables on condo property because this would attract rodents. This year they sent a notice that we can no longer grow them in pots on our patios. Our board president suggests that we grow our vegetables indoors. That
By Charlene Coulombe-Fiore, Oswego I would like to ask for support to vote for Dan Koukol, for Kendall County Board District 2. I have known Dan, since I started in 2009 working for the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation as the executive director. I was extremely impressed, not only with his
I’m not a fan of communist China. It’s a vicious totalitarian regime that routinely employs censorship, surveillance, and brutal police state tactics to intimidate its populace, maintain its power, and expand the largesse of its corporate elite. Just recently, in fact, China, an economic and political powerhouse that owns more
Citizenship. Civic duty. Responsibility. Democratic process. Sustaining the republic. Choosing our representatives carefully. They all are the fabric of our society, in which we exercise a measure of control over who is elected in all offices, from president of the United States down to a minor community office in the
February 26, 2018 Dear editor; Sierra Club Valley of the Fox group made two endorsements for the Illinois primary March 20. We endorse Daniel Biss for Illinois governor and Matt Brolley for Congress in the 14th District. Daniel Biss is the bold leader Illinois needs at this crucial time, with
March 1, 2018 Dear editor; It has been well reported that the Republican chair of the Kane County Board, Chris Lauzen, has targeted three Democratic incumbents with Democratic primary challengers chosen by him and his fellow Republicans. According to news sources, only one of Lauzen’s chosen candidates has a Democratic
First of two parts I have been looking for a tasty tea to replace the coffee that I need to give up. Perhaps my answer has been found. Elizabeth Segran submitted the following article in FastCompany. “They say that (close to) 90% of our bodies is made of water. In
“Give the Lady what she wants.” —Marshall Field To a child’s eyes, it was a magical store. Marshall Field’s in Chicago was a must-stop when the family drove from Peoria to visit Uncle Emmett in Chicago. Uncle Emmett and I liked to go to the Riverwiew Amusement Park and ride
Did you ever wonder where you came from? I know what you’re thinking and that’s not what I mean. I assume if you’re old enough to read this you know where you came from. I’m talking about ancestors, way back to when the first one-celled creatures crawled out of the
