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Events InternationalAurora Aurora Public Library District

Community Voices celebrates diverse experiences

On July 30, 2024July 29, 2024 By admin

The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is excited to announce our upcoming Community Voices exhibit celebrating the rich tapestry of South Asian heritage. Whether you were born and raised in Aurora or have recently arrived, your experiences and perspectives are invaluable. We invite you to share your unique story and...

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Commentary History InternationalBela Suhayda Bill Suhayda History

Reader’s Voice: Hungary in constant turmoil

On July 16, 2024July 15, 2024 By admin

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda “To the victor go the spoils” is a factual statement. “Winners write the history” is just as true. So when we want to know what has transpired throughout history, we need to hear from all who lived it, not just the winners. We should examine every...

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St. Charles Norwegian-Americans meet Parliament president

On July 9, 2024July 8, 2024 By admin

St. Charles Norwegian-Americans met Norway’s parliament president Friday, July 5. Nancy and Arthur Andersen met Masud Gharahkhani, Norway’s parliament (Storting) leader, at the Geneva Public Library. He was accompanied by Susan Meyer, Norwegian honorary consul for Illinois and Wisconsin. The event was sponsored by Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce of...

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Feature InternationalDeena Sherman Israel Palastine War

Israel-Palestine war many years old

On May 7, 2024May 8, 2024 By admin

For weeks students have protested the Israel-Hamas war. I have watched with mixed feelings about both the conflict and the protests. There are a few observations: The war between Israel and Palestine has gone on for thousands of years. According to tradition, it originated with the family dysfunction of the...

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Carousel InternationalBorder Navy League Aurora Council 247

Border patrol units overwhelmed: Naperville native

On April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 By admin

Naperville native Kenneth Madsen said border patrol units have been overwhelmed by sheer numbers of immigrants approaching the southern border. Madsen, director, Chicago Asylum Office of Department of Homeland Security, addressed the Tuesday, April 16, Navy League Aurora Council 247 monthly dinner meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery. He presented...

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InternationalIsrael Palastine Reader's Voice

Reader’s Voice: Cease-fire: Handful of Voters

On December 19, 2023December 16, 2023 By admin

December 15, 2023Dear editor; The joint U.S.–Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza has shaken the world, and as American citizens, we have been heartbroken to witness the relentless bloodshed, with the majority of victims being civilians, including 7,800+ children. What’s worse is the knowledge that our hard-earned tax...

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Commentary International OpinionBela Suhayda Bill Suhayda Israel Palastine Wayne Johnson

World should be viewed with facts, not fiction

On December 19, 2023December 18, 2023 By admin

Just when I thought it was safe to forget about the world and politics and go back to writing inane humorous (?) stuff, Wild Bill Suhayda pops out of his hovel to spew his baseless, non-existent, facts, this time about Hamas and Israel. In the first sentence of his drivel,...

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Commentary InternationalDavid Cannon Israel Palestine Reader's Voice

Reader’s Voice: Action for ceasefire now

On December 12, 2023December 11, 2023 By admin

December 11, 2023Dear editor; My name is David Cannon and I am the Democratic Party Precinct Committeeperson for Aurora 38. I mailed all PCs a letter in early November, asking them to encourage our congressman, Bill Foster, to sign on to a resolution calling for ceasefire now. Currently, more than...

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Commentary International OpinionBela Suhayda Bill Suhayda Charles Coddington Israel Jews

Anti-Zionism not the same as anti-Semitism

On December 12, 2023December 11, 2023 By admin

On correcting the “corrector”: Bela Suhayda, in his infinite wisdom, has presented us with an historical perspective which he believes is politically correct. There is, however, another historical perspective which he dares not to enunciate because he believes it is politically incorrect and hence would cause him great harm if...

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Commentary International OpinionBela Suhayda Bill Suhayda Charles Coddington Israel Jews Reader's Commentary

Reader’s Commentary: Defense real against Charles Coddington’s anti-Semitism

On December 12, 2023December 11, 2023 By admin

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Charles Coddington, in an incredibly-obtuse article to The Voice November 16 edition, dredged up hundreds of years of history to explain the meaning of anti-Semitism and how wrong we are using the term. The Chas argues semantics when Israeli babies are burned alive. Hate is hate...

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InternationalIreland Jo Fredell Higgins

Christmas past in Ireland relived in joy

On November 28, 2023November 25, 2023 By admin

The tableaux of Bethlehem on that first Christmas night centered on the Christ Child nestled among the straw of a wooden manger. His mother Mary, and Joseph the Carpenter, were seeking shelter among the doves and donkeys and fragrant evergreens. The family of three was to change the beliefs of...

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International OpinionAurora Jim Gamache Letter to the Editor Reader's Voice Ukraine

Reader’s Voice: Personal account: Ukraine winning

On November 21, 2023November 20, 2023 By admin

November 15, 2023Dear editor; Ukraine is winning. After returning from my second trip to Ukraine this year I have a deep appreciation for the will of their people and beliefs in freedom. On my first trip during the month of May I volunteered with five organizations, chopping vegetables for meals,...

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Government InternationalState representative Stephanie Kifowit Women

Representative Kifowit to attend Conference

On November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By admin

Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is set to attend the annual Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference in Washington, D.C., December 1-3. The Conference will bring together thousands of women from across various industries to learn, share, and connect. Tradeswomen Build Nations is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women...

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International OpinionBorders Matt Drozd Readers Voice

Reader’s Voice: President must close borders

On November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 By admin

November 13, 2023Dear editor; In times of crisis, four presidents ordered the closure of our borders. The 9-11 terrorists entered our country illegally by using forged passports. One can only wonder how many terrorists or criminals could be embedded among the illegal immigrants. Resources of our border towns have been...

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History International OpinionCharles Coddington Israel Jews Palestine

Semite-Palestine history traced for centuries

On November 14, 2023November 13, 2023 By admin

Anti-Semitism? Bah! Humbug! Do you know, dear reader, that there are two kinds of Jews? They are the Sephardim, the western European Jews, and the Ashkenazim, the eastern European, Yiddish-speaking Jews. None of them, however, is ethnically Semitic; none of them sprang from the seed of Father Abraham, their belief...

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Carousel InternationalAurora

Plumbers And Pipefitters Hall demolition in Aurora

On August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 By admin

Workers demolish the former plumbers and pipefitters hall at 1295 Butterfield Road in Aurora on Tuesday.

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InternationalCharles Coddington China

Lose-lose proposition in U.S.-China war

On July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 By admin

China, Part 2: China has been shipping the ingredients needed to manufacture fentanyl to Mexico, where the drug is then manufactured and distributed. There is a fentanyl epidemic in the United States. One could imagine that, by getting Americans hooked on this drug, the U.S. would not have the time...

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Government InternationalAndrew Adams Capitol News Illinois

Amtrak trip St. Louis to Chicago quicker with track help

On July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 By admin

By Andrew Adams A trip from St. Louis to Chicago through Amtrak’s Lincoln Service became 15 minutes quicker starting last week due to track upgrades that allow for increased speeds. The Amtrak line ran its first 110 miles per hour service Monday, June 26 an increase from 90 miles per...

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Feature InternationalCharles Coddington China

Over many years, China has evolved and made changes

On June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 By admin

Ni Hao. That is Mandarin Chinese for hello. Mandarin is the official language of the People’s Republic of China. If the present trend in China’s behavior continues, it may well replace English as the lingua franca of Planet Earth. Imperial China always referred to itself as the “Middle Kingdom,” around...

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Carousel History InternationalJo Fredell Higgins Pompeii

Pompeii, Italy, frozen in time, A.D. 79, reveals volcano

On June 20, 2023June 17, 2023 By admin

Imagine enjoying a light lunch al fresco when a shattering boom roars through the marketplace of Pompeii. The ground around you shakes so violently that your meal of fresh fish and red tomatoes ends up in the street. Inhabitants look to Mount Vesuvius, a massive volcano that rises above the...

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