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Embrace each special celebration

Holidays, salutes, special days, are a strong part of our world. Ordinary and humdrum occur, however, are by no means special. Necessary perhaps, forgettable. St. Patrick’s Day does not carry world-wide significance, however, offers a more social environment than truly religious. Yet, religion is a part of the day and...

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Moderate Republicans reflect party in chaos

Musings: The Republican Party continues to fall to pieces. A number of moderates in both the House of Representatives and the Senate have announced that they will not seek re-election come November. (Even that old mossback, Mitch McConnell is calling it quits. That should give you an idea of the...

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Family First fits into world-wide thought

Family First! When there is family first in any setting, with solid family foundation, the focus is solving problems when difficulties arise. It is basic solidarity. Brothers, wives, sisters, husbands, mothers, fathers form the family-first attitude. It does not touch every family, rather those with family-first attitudes. Some participants come...

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Community events always important

Most of life, whether or not we acknowledge it, is a learning experience, good, bad, or, indifferent. How well we celebrate the joyous occasions, or, apply bad situations into improvement, are the challenges. Some of us never want to learn and grow, others of us seek to apply, learn, and...

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Voting important part of our way of life

Voting is a part of our democratic republic. Imperfect though it is, and as limited as is the public’s participation, it keeps us from being an autocratic society, the latter which diminishes public participation. We are a better society when we take advantage of our opportunities. Too many of our...

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Jacques Pepin: Chef, author, artist, superb

Chef, author, and artist, Jacques Pepin was born in 1935 and began his formal apprenticeship at age 13 at the Grand Hotel de l’Europe in his hometown of Bourg-en-Bresse, France. For two years he sharpened knives, refreshing the wood or coals, scaling fish. He was finally allowed to approach the...

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Significance of Abe Lincoln understood

As a country, we take holidays seriously. Functions include celebration of good causes and important commemorations. Holidays are time off from work both as a reward and to celebrate the day in grand style. Celebrations should not be diminished. Importance of holidays vary from decade to decade in concert with...

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Season of hearts, cupids, flowers: Enjoy

It was in the village of Birstwith in Yorkshire, England that Emily celebrated the Valentine’s Day of 1980. She had been touring the English countryside during a fortnight vacation and decided to linger in the village. The medieval wool trade thrived here. There was an open park area that was...

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Bits and pieces: Eiffel to Sistine Chapel

Time for this and that. Bits: Northern Illinois University student body includes every state as well as 76 countries. Last enrollment international students numbered 966. Pieces: Some of the endangered species include wild salmon, ferrets, jaguar, whooping cranes, polar bears, Canadian lynx, and the grizzly bear. Bits: Starting 45 centuries...

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From Heaven to Fire to Grim Reaper

Have you ever heard anyone, dear reader, say that he was going to Hell when he dies because of his “bad behavior”? Of course not. Everybody – even those who have committed atrocious acts of violence – believe they are going to Heaven/Paradise, according to their religious beliefs. I’ve read...

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Variety, information, in The Voice as usual

Variety and family information in The Voice, as usual, this week includes: •Theatre is important to most communities. •The focus is for both Paramount Theatre and the building of the Stolp Island Theatre. •Both are in Aurora, however, it promotes more than just Aurora theatres. They are for the Midwest....

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Grand Canyon truly a grand experience

“There goes God with an army of banners.” —Poet Carl Sandburg comparing the Canyon to a Divinity. The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long, a mile deep and as much as 18 miles wide. All of it has been carved out by erosion of the Colorado River. The...

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A celebration: Galentine’s Day to snow

We have a plethora of items in news and information designated for our eyes. Galentine’s Day is a relatively new celebration, based on women’s friendship day. If we blink we may miss some of the items constantly going in our direction. The Voice will present a full accounting in the...

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Chicago Transit Authority “warming buses” are pictured idling outside the city’s “landing zone” facility where migrants are dropped off after being bused from Texas.

Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

Illinois allocated $160 million to migrant aid in November, more funding is ‘on the table’ By Andrew Adams Capitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Chicago – As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago and its suburbs – overcrowded shelters, police stations, former convenience...

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From help with food to musical settings

Frigid weather should not be a surprise to us in the northern part of Illinois section of the planet. January means cold weather. We have been blessed/suffered(?) with mild weather the last few years sufficient enough to have us endure chatter on global warming. We have not heard such talk...

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Exchange of ideas beneficial to all of us

We continue to encourage writers to write in to The Voice, both Reader’s Commentaries and letters to the editor. We seek a dialogue in essence, every week. In spite of some persons thinking so, nobody has all the answers, and we receive benefits from articles, commentaries, and dialogues in periodicals...

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Henry David Thoreau simple life revealed

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” — Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was an American poet and naturalist, who was born in Concord, Mass. in 1817 as the son of a pencil-maker. He studied at Harvard College, taught school, and worked in his father’s pencil factory....

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Chas announces run for office of president

Dear reader, once again I am officially announcing my intent to run for the office of president of the United States in 2024. I have thought long and hard (about five minutes) concerning this decision, but I believe it is my civic duty to seek this office. I am making...

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