Category: Commentary

Reader’s Commentary: No reason to reduce our CO2 emissions today

By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. The sun, with its warming and cooling cycles, is by far the largest variable to the warming or cooling of our planet. It is actually the only source of light and heat energy excluding lava flows. Nothing else even comes close to having the

Reader’s Commentary: Disturbing trend in columns by Wayne Johnson

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda As a contributing writer to this paper, I am limited to a precious few hundred words here in the Reader’s Commentary when I am fortunate enough to have my articles included. Owner/editor, Carter Crane, has been more than generous to me in this regard. He has

Aurora Public Library District host to many rich Hispanic traditions

Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to learn about and appreciate the diverse cultures that make up our Nation. To celebrate with the people of Aurora, the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will be host to a rich lineup of programs for folks of all ages to celebrate Hispanic traditions.

Reader’s Commentary: Freedom, U.S. Constitution, now at risk of departure

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda How could Donald Trump have overturned the presidential election of 2020 in Georgia? By what method or process could this have been possible? Trump and his coconspirators (attorneys) would have had to use the courts, judges, and state legislature just to get a recount. Trump would

Reader’s Commentary: Biden corruption seen as real, distracting

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Those with integrity and important things to say don’t waste words or time playing “cutesy.” They don’t try distracting you, the reader, with musings. Serious writers get busy giving you information you need. The evidence I’ve been bringing you in this publication, concerning the Bidens, has

Reader’s Voice: Whiteheads’ silence thunderous

Sunday, July 30Dear editor; This concerns recent commentaries by John and Nisha Whitehead in The Voice. The Whiteheads warn us in the first paragraph of the June 22, 2023, issue of The Voice, that Donald Trump’s indictment accusing him of mishandling and hiding classified documents and obstruction of justice is

Reader’s Commentary: Disagreement with Charles Coddington opinions

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda It’s easy to falsify, pervert, then obscure the truth about events when columnists in The Voice don’t bother including academic rigor in what they write. Opinion-writers such as Charles Coddington work well in the “mediums” of distortion and confusion. The Chas is a wizard at misinformation

Reader’s Commentary: Results required to improve Lakewood Springs Club

By Daniel “Danny” Fuentes, Lakewood Springs Club director, Plano, Ill. At Lakewood Springs Valued Club, I was elected to the Homeowners Association (HOA) Board one month ago. I still don’t see urgency by the Realmanage employee who handles our Club business. I was at the clubhouse several times last week.

Reader’s Voice: Love the answer to Reader’s Voice

June 23, 2023Dear editor; “Woke 101: Is Marxism in America?” That question seemed trivial to me until I read Mary Ann Curtis’ letter in The Voice June 15, Reader’s Voice. She introduced herself as a Marxist Feminist who has distributed the Freedom Socialist newspaper for more than 50 years, “building

Reader’s Commentary: Democratic transparency important for U.S. immigrants

By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. Tech industry leaders issued a one-sentence statement May 20 on artificial intelligence (AI) bringing a future risk of human extinction: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” It is good