124-day boat trip to 24 countries outlined at Kiwanis Club of Aurora
Bob Bridgman outlines his 124-day boat trip to 24 countries to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora August 4.
Reader’s Voice: Escape from tyranny, legal immigrant’s love letter to America
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda We crossed over the Austrian/Hungarian border having successfully evaded Soviet border guards, snipers, and land mines a little more than a month before our arrival into New York harbor January 7, 1957. We traveled two weeks crossing over the small pond called the Atlantic, a body
Reader’s Voice: Disagree on actions in Iran, not required
May 8, 2026Dear editor; I have been a long-term reader of the The Voice, and starting today, a first-time writer. I felt the urge to write after reading the Reader’s Commentary section: “Peace is possible, action was required by Trump in Iran,” in the April 23, 2026 issue of The
Reader’s Voice: Trump derangement and its syndrome
March 22, 2026Dear editor; At this writing the U.S. is still at war with Iran, the legality, legitimacy, rationale, and strategic objectives of which are questionable and had never been discussed with the American people prior to its beginning. Though spectacular tactical results have been achieved by American and Israeli
Reader’s Commentary: Iran: Necessary actions, U.S. unappreciated with NATO
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Donald Trump attempted negotiations with Iran before his decision to attack the terrorist regime with a bombing campaign that continues to this day. We should always negotiate first to give peace a chance. Interestingly, the first words out of the mouths of the Iranian diplomats in
Reader’s Commentary: Minnesota protests, Venezuela and oil
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda It’s amazing some people in Minneapolis have cooperated in blinding themselves to the purposes of ICE agents serving their communities. Ignorance like this only occurs when people don’t bother getting informed about what’s happening in our country with criminal illegal immigrants in our midst. When cluelessness
Reader’s Commentary: The historical cost of communism on the world
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Our young people, and even people in their 50s and older, don’t remember what the Cold War was about. It was between the USSR (Russia) and the United States. Americans. Those below the age of 40 don’t have a good understanding of who was involved in
Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, from Chicago South Side
By Beth HundsdorferCapitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that he knows as “Bob” had been elected the first American pope. “Oh, dear God,” the Very Rev. Anthony Benedetto Pizzo, the prior
Reader’s Voice: The U.S. funding of Gaza genocide
January 6, 2025Dear editor; Silence is not golden. It has led to the massacre of tens of thousands in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Demands to increase humanitarian aid fail yet we keep supplying Israel with arms. The U.S. State Department has planned to sell $8 billion more weapons to
Community Voices celebrates diverse experiences
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
Reader’s Voice: Hungary in constant turmoil
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
St. Charles Norwegian-Americans meet Parliament president
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
Israel-Palestine war many years old
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
Border patrol units overwhelmed: Naperville native
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
Reader’s Voice: Cease-fire: Handful of Voters
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
World should be viewed with facts, not fiction
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,
Reader’s Voice: Action for ceasefire now
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
Anti-Zionism not the same as anti-Semitism
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
Reader’s Commentary: Defense real against Charles Coddington’s anti-Semitism
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
Christmas past in Ireland relived in joy
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