If any of you dear (or other woodland-type) readers don’t feel it’s cold enough for you, I suggest you read “To Build a Fire,” a short story by Jack London. Your lips will turn blue even if you read it at high noon in the middle of Death Valley on
Impeachment proceedings take center stage in television, radio, and daily newspaper, coverage. It is inescapable, however, even though it may be theater to some of us, our world must take it seriously more than as intrigue. We rise and fall with the residue of politics because it is better than
It really is all right. Yes, Virginia, I have a sweet tooth. As a child if I had a Three Muskateers in my special cigar box of goodies, I was rich. I liked Double Bubble gum, Baby Ruth, Milky Way, Snickers, chocolate anything. My Father would stop at Prospect Bakery
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no stopping this year’s Super Bowl LV showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs
Many organizations, groups, and volunteers, are congratulated for their good work all year, however, specifically at this time when society is under duress from the ravages of COVID-19. The Northern Illinois Food Bank is an umbrella organization to serve many communities, which have food pantries to serve those in need
Maureen FitzSimons was born August 17, 1920 and grew up in Ranelagh, Dublin of an Irish Catholic family. Maureen was the second oldest of the six children of Charles and Marguerite. Her father was in the clothing business and her mother was a former operatic contralto and a successful women’s
These are beautiful days. I can turn on the PBS News Hour without getting a preemptive knot in my stomach by wondering what travesty has come out of the White House, or having to watch a press briefing given by a blonde twit spouting lies and lame reasons for those
I had lunch last week with two civic leaders in their handsome, small, city in central Illinois. Both had moved to their present town for family reasons, after careers in other states. They are both concerned about the averageness of their community’s high school. One is a successful, retired school
There is a time and place for everything. Likely now is the time and this column is a place for quick thoughts and short notes. There may be connections among them, or no connection. Thoughts: • We must find joy in some aspects of life. It is helpful to more
When Scott, one of my friends, said that he had been an engineer on the building of Symphony Center in Salt Lake City, I told my sister-in-law, Barb, in Utah. She, in turn, sent me a number of articles pertaining to that. I sent an E-mail to her son, my
Principio et finem similaria. The beginning and the end are the same. So it was for the presidency of one Donald J. Trump, racist, misogynist, narcissist, egotist, paranoiac, and pathological liar. From the beginning of his tenure, I have referred to him in my personal journal as “T. Rump.” That’s
There are many forms of media today, and we all have roles, in spite of attempts, especially by some political types, to diminish and offer derogatory statements. There can be friction between press and political types, however, it can be minimal. So much depends on the individuals involved, their perspectives
Last of four parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/a-balance-dairy-farming-climate-change-animal-welfare The public-owned BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)’s series by Emily Kasriel asked amid polarised debate, how dairy farmers see the role of their industry in climate change, and finds a mixture of doubt, denial, and commitment to change. “How can we
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was born September 15, 1890 and wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Her fictional detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have been read across the globe. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British
Did you ever wonder what would happen if your right hand was on your left arm instead of your right? Neither did I. By the time you read this, I hope things will have settled down and we can get back to focusing on what truly matters in our lives.
Bold and beautiful in the illumination of holiday colors in Aurora downtown is the description of the bridge across the Fox River.
This, too shall pass! Society in the United States will get beyond the violence which struck the United States Capitol building January 6, a date which will remain relevant, at least in the short term, and its duration will depend on how well and how quickly we find ways to
Third of four parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/confronting-possibilities-that-farming-affects-climate-change Public-owned BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) offered an article by Emily Kasriel, who asks, amid polarised debate, how dairy farmers see the role of their industry in climate change, and finds a mixture of doubt, denial, and commitment to change in
Marie-Rosalie Bonheur was born March 16, 1822 in Bordeaux, Gironde. Her mother was a piano teacher and died when Rosa was 11.. Her father was a landscape portrait painter who encouraged his daughter’s artistic talents. Though of Jewish origin, the Bonheur family followed a Christian-socialist sect that promoted the education
Signs tell a story at a peaceful rally at the Peg Bond Center and Riverwalk in Batavia Wednesday, June 3.
