We live in vital times in many ways and they are not to be underestimated. Learning to get along with others in difficult settings and find commonality is society’s goal. We can prevail in that quest, even when there are significant sidetracks, determined detours, and organized obstacles. It is true,
Heavyweight hall of fame boxer, Fres Oquendo and international award-winning author, Dr. Robert Renteria of North Aurora, revealed a plan to launch a new youth development center in Chicago, their publicist announced recently. Dr. Renteria, spokesman for From the Barrio Foundation, and Fres Oquendo, founder of Fres Oquendo Boxing Academy
We depend on politics to keep the country running, avoid built-in conflicts within differences of opinions, and provide an avenue for discussion. Included, we are subject to negativity. It is too easy for candidates to be negative, see the glass half-filled, and, thereby offer a sense they have solutions. On
Last of three parts The second part is available at thevoice.us/teaching-native-american-history-various-drastically Native American history education can vary. Dave Constantin’s article in the magazine, “Teaching Tolerance” offers a good method to utilize. “To connect the dots between past and present and give students a sense of history as a living, breathing,
A severe shortage of teachers has hit crisis levels. School superintendents say their teachers are underpaid, overworked, and exhausted. A recent survey showed that almost half of teachers are seriously considering leaving the profession, while fewer young people are entering the field. A drop in the education experience hurts the
This week, you can enjoy reading about Steve Westerlund and his experiences while serving with the United States Air Force (USAF). He enlisted in the USAF in 1968 and completed an assignment in Iran in March 1971. He spent a year-and-a-half at McClellan AFB. He was married to Sherry on
You’re an old-timer in Aurora if you: Were a member of the Tom-a-Hawk Club. Ate a meal at Barefoot Charlie’s (the best steaks in town!). Drag-raced on North Lake Street. Know that there was a West Aurora North High School. Drank a soda at Shaffer’s Pharmacy. Shot a few billiards
There is always more than one way to achieve the desired results. Many methods will lead to discussions and arguments on how to achieve fulfillment. Discussions and arguments will prevail on what the desired results should hold as goals. Consider the climate today on gun violence, what to do to
Second of three parts First part available at at thevoice.us/history-in-american-schools-needs-help-on-native-americans Part two examines historical clarity from an article in the magazine, ‘Teaching Tolerance’ by Dave Constantin. Part one last week identified the lack of current common historical understanding. Although there are 567 federally-recognized tribes in the United States, Native American
By now, unless you’ve been living in a cave or Washington, D.C., you’ve come to realize that climate change is real. It happens every few thousand years due to the Earth’s wobble on its axis. That’s just life in the big city and there’s nothing Earthlings can do about it.
Where has the time gone? Summer is poised to ease into a new month, August. The Summer is fading fast and many items are left undone. The statement above could be a repeat of last year at this time and of many previous years. Notable: • Tuesday, Aug. 2 will
First of three parts The following interesting article makes me agree that we do need to rewrite history. The United States is often referred to as the melting pot of the world, but not for our black culture. Because of the result of unfair treatment. We have protests all over
I love it when Aurora is on the cutting edge of something great. A few weeks ago I met Norma Peterson at the Farmers Market in Aurora. She is the sister-in-law of the infamous Drew Peterson and has devoted her life to helping those who are victims of domestic abuse.
The U.S. Congress finally passed a bipartisan gun-control bill and president Joe Biden signed it after a hiatus of 30 years and hundreds of mass shootings. The provisions of the new law, however, are soft; that is to say, they tinker around the fringes of the issue and do not
Commentary, convivial, conscience, all may be found within this space, and likely a bit of each this week, however, space is more dedicated to full community activities, with little room for them elsewhere: • Luxemburg descendants are found frequently in Aurora. Those with historical or genealogical interests should reserve time
• Reprinted from the August 12, 2021 edition Last of two parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker wrote in “The Art of Gathering.” If we can understand what makes these gatherings effective and memorable, then we can reframe and redirect them to benefit everyone, host and
Have you been watching the January 6 committee hearings? Donald Trump’s last days were far worse than we thought. True to form, Trump has said everyone is lying, but him. What else would you expect from the man who told 30,000-plus lies while in office? Now the committee is focusing
A packed edition with items of importance is not uncommon in The Voice. We reflect our communities which do important things and maintain vital interests of value to the socioeconomics in northern Illinois, which reflect diversity, energy, commitment. We take value in a collage of notes in this space when
• Reprinted from the August 5, 2021 edition First of two parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker writes in “The Art of Gathering.” “If we can understand what makes these gatherings effective and memorable, then we can reframe and redirect them to benefit everyone, host and
Having lived through the events of November 22, 1963, while watching the black and white television coverage, I thought I knew enough about the assassination of president John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). But reading Bill O’Reilly’s book of 10 years ago, “Killing Kennedy”, reminded me of much I had not known
