Thanksgiving Day holidays propel us ever faster into the thick of the many significant holidays. Can late December be far behind and Christmas and New Year’s? There will be Pearl Harbor’s Remembrance, December 7; Hanukkah, December 18-26; Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1, 2023. We always can find meaningful holidays. Perhaps Thanksgiving
Is our glass half full, or half empty? Much of our perspective depends on expectation, experience, exceptions. Life is filled with challenges in various forms. If the mind-set is that perfection is the only acceptable form, disappointment will be in the saddle on our journeys through life. If we truly
Joan Michelson, contributor for Forbes, writes: Thanks to the women of 2020; we couldn’t have made it without you! Michelson is a career coach, public speaker, and podcast host. “It’s women who got us through this catastrophic year of COVID-19 and its ensuing economic crisis, wildfires that leveled entire communities,
There is no certificate of the birth of Charlie Chaplin April 16, 1889 nor a record of a baptismal registry. The place of his birth is thought to be East Lane off the Walworth Road. It had a loud and vigorous Sunday morning street market with its costermongers, old-clothes sellers
Musings: • Hypocrisy 101: Older women seem to think that little girls who wear short skirts are oh-so-cute. But, if those same girls are wearing short skirts post-puberty, why, they are oh-so-immoral, exposing themselves like that. And, by the way, if a young woman keeps tugging at a short skirt
Can we find healing following elections? That question continues to grow in importance. There is continuing evidence that as a society division is accentuated with elections and not diminished. That was not always the situation. With any candidate and followers who put divisiveness as a preference, we slide backwards a
Many of The Voice readers know the name Diane Nilan, formerly of Hesed House, who has spent the years since her tenure there bringing attention to the problem of homelessness across the country. A name you might not recognize is the name of another unsung hero, Pat Van Doren. Pat,
Based on the fictional story, loosely based on the Chanel sisters of the time: It was an ordinary time in 1890. Well, at least for me it was. I was enjoying a lemon pastille as I walked down the boulevard rue Cambon in Paris. My journey had taken me from
Fatigue, possibly, however, the demand continues to be said: Democracy depends on many components, and one important element is voting, taken seriously. In Illinois we started with early voting. Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be the last day to vote in person. Voting is important and does count! • We are
A post-pandemic retrospective: The pandemic is over, isn’t it? We are not deluged, day after day, with alarming statistics, and Americans seem to be enjoying life-as-we-once-knew-it again. Would you believe? Anthony Fauci has announced that he will resign his position at the National Institutes of Health at the end of
Expressed concerns for the democratic republic in the United States should not be diminished, nor minimized. The clarity and adherence to the U.S. Constitution is only as solid as the majority of its citizens allow it and make it. There are many avenues to freedom, independence, and government in a
By Donna Crane Second of two parts Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group The Science of Natural Healing Please take note that the science of natural healing, in part one, revealed the benefits of elderberry for viral infection protection, immune activation, and potent antioxidant functions. Pat two begins with how elderberry
It was All Hallows Eve at the River Lagan, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The nautical appearance of St. James Street was crowded with sailors, naval officers, and merchants. The shops along the quay catered to those coming and going to the open air markets. These included the usual tailors, coppers, glovers,
In last week’s edition of The Voice (October 20), both Carter Crane, our illustrious publisher, and Chas Coddington, our illustrious columnist, wrote of the constant change to which we’re all exposed in our lives. Change can be either for the good or the bad, depending on your point of view.
Election packets are available for pick up for three Batavia Public Library trustee seats that will be open in the April 4, 2023, Consolidated Election. Residents of the Library District interested in running for these positions on the Board of Library as trustees may pick up an election packet at
How do we know when we are building a new world? Can we understand when we are in the middle of the process? We take life one day at a time. Often we have a tendency to think few changes are a part of our lives. We build on the
First of two parts Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group The Science of Natural Healing This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2020. “Natural antiviral substances have been used for centuries to fight common infections, but interest has grown around elderberries, a purple berry long used for its cold and flu-reducing
The beautiful rainbow cascaded across the northwest sky when I was leaving Aurora for a recent weekend at the Amana Colonies in Iowa. It was, as it was, a harbinger of a happy trip to come. Listening to Iowa classical station KHKE along the way, I drove 431 miles and
In less than 30 days the Nation will hold important midterm elections November 8. The reactions vary from understanding their significance, to casual acceptance, to rolling eyes, and downright insistence to ignore, completely, with no effort to see the relevance to our lives. If there are no visible consequences, it
Emilee had chosen the rue du Fauborg St. Denis to meet Matthew for their second date. The street had such a vibrant history because the gate was designed by architect Francois Blondel and was built in 1672 for Louis XIV. Its arch celebrates the victories of the French army in
