It appears Fall officially has arrived and soon Halloween will be upon us. There will be blood-curdling shrieks, moans, eerie, and unearthly sounds from all manner of creeps and goblins to send us searching for safe hiding places. But once you ignore Congress, it will be much more peaceful. One
Newspapers started in the late 1690s in Germany and England and a few years later in the American Colonies. The most famous early newspaper person was venerable Benjamin Franklin who grew up in his older brother’s print shop in Boston and learned the printing trade. Franklin and a partner, Hugh
The first part can be viewed at thevoice.us/history-tradition-sights-fill-every-visit-to-london Second of three parts “There were tennis parties and croquet matches, picnic lunches and white lacy parasols, and juicy strawberries packed in wicker baskets.” —The Perfect Summer, p. 11. The warm September night in London descended quietly. Similar to a golden coin,
To impeach, or not to impeach that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The rantings and ravings of an accidental president, Or to take up an inquiry against a sea of scandals, And by impeaching end them? To inquire to learn; Much more; and by
By Lyle R. Rolfe When I walked down my driveway to get the daily newspaper, Wall Street Journal, I thought back to my grade school days when I delivered newspapers prior to school each morning. At that time, if memory serves me, it was The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun
Grandpa,I am very glad that the noise about the pride events has quieted down for a while. I get so tired of everyone ranting about what others do. Recently, I was confronted by a group of co-workers who happen to believe that I need to follow their religious precepts about
With the annual Newspaper Week next week we should have a salute to and reference to functions of a community newspaper. We have the experience of tight space and do not have to float photos and articles. We leave out many relevant items we would and should include. With that
First of three parts “The only drawback of an English Summer is that it lasts so short a time” —Country Life 1 May 1911 Did you know that in London you could hear 300 languages and visit 70 museums? Going across the Big Pond promises adventure, excitement, and novelty. So
It’s come to my attention recently that, in spite of my best efforts, I keep getting older. So far, it hasn’t been a problem. What is a problem is a tangential effect of aging that does hamper me from time to time: My brain is turning to mush. It doesn’t
As the son of two pharmacists, who has worked in or around a compounding pharmacy his entire life, the following brief summary of all that’s wrong with the compounding industry is spot on with its bullet points, but it, unfortunately, doesn’t do enough to separate the crooks from the reputable
The largest climate protest worldwide Friday, Sept. 20 has the number of participants still in the accounting process. Organizers estimate that there were approximately four Million protesters worldwide in between 150 and 163 countries and on all seven continents in approximately 2,500 events. Germany is estimated to have formed the
By Hesham Shehab An Islamist group hiding under a façade of charity and interfaith raised funds in the Greater Chicago area with a program which featured an imam notorious for hate speech. September 14, the Chicago chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief was host to Mufti
New words and their meanings always interest me. Daily I receive a “Word of the Day” E-mail from the Oxford University Press. It is fun when I already know the word and its meaning. I am one of those bookworms who likes to read the dictionary! I enjoy listening to
When last we saw PFC (private first class) Chas, he was boarding an ocean liner bound for the wonderments of Germany. A new and exciting adventure awaited him. I confess that I have exaggerated a wee bit when I used the expression “ocean liner.” True, the ship sailed the ocean
Just as writers sometimes do, I tend to wax nostalgically about my favorite season. For me, that season is Autumn. When Autumn approaches, memories of my youth are abundant. We reached Autumn this year early Monday morning. I yearn to hear the haunting melodies of songwriters and the melancholy interpretation
Grandpa,My mom is marrying my second step-father Thanksgiving weekend. It is so weird, because I will have two new step-brothers. I know both of them from school. I am very attracted to the older one and we have gone out together. He knows my ex-step-brother from my mom’s last marriage.
Cathy Ferrel, second from left, moved to Aurora in 1997, during her 40 year career in financial sales with Fortune 100 companies. She volunteered in Indian Prairie School District 204 in many capacities such as Parent Teachers Association, the district wide Indian Prairie Parent’s Council (IPPC) group, and assisting in
There are items to consider while we ponder the arrival of both the Saturday, Sept. 21 Friends of the Fox River clean-up in seven Kane County communities and the 10th Aurora GreenFest at the Prisco Center and McCullough Park of the Fox Valley Park District from 10 a.m to 4
“How good are the tears. How sweet the dirges.” —Euripides The Trojan Woman On a Canaanite clay tablet from the 14th Century B.C. was found the earliest written record of tears. Named after a village in northwest Syria, the tablets were found by archaeologists and the tablets were from the
