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Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Love can take various forms and methods

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the September 30, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Government Opinion

First Amendment, Bill of Rights, key to democracy

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By John & Nisha Whitehead Anti-government speech has become a four-letter word. In more cases, the government is declaring war on what should be protected political speech whenever it challenges the government’s power, reveals the government’s corruption, exposes the government’s lies, and encourages the citizenry to push back against the...

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Ask Grandpa: Preparation under way for Day of the Dead competition

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the September 23, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Donald Trump’s past more evident

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Thursday, Sept. 22Dear editor; Well, now we know a few of the details that were behind Donald Trump’s refusal to release his income tax information to the American public during his presidential campaign and the four years that followed. Letitia James, New York attorney general, brought to our attention how...

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Ask Grandpa: Comments to sender on rejection of love

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the September 16, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Government Opinion

‘We the people’ in charge, not psychological warfare

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By John & Nisha Whitehead The U.S. government has become a master of deceit. It’s all documented, too. The government lies, cheats, steals, spies, kills, maims, enslaves, breaks the laws, overreaches its authority, and abuses its power at almost every turn and treats its citizens like faceless statistics and economic...

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Reader’s Voice: MAGA members not to be feared

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September 16, 2022Dear editor; It needs to be spoken. It needs to be replied, too. Joe Biden chose to spend most of a recent speech time on insulting and fearing MAGA or Ultra MAGA Republicans. He held up his fist when he described these tax-paying Americans as extreme and dangerous...

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Money Opinion

Days off, pay increases, vital

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Maybe you’ve wondered what is going on when you’ve watched teachers, or airline pilots on the picket line recently, or noted the narrowly-averted strike last week of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. There are two fairly simple reasons: • Reasonable days off; The Locomotive Engineers who nearly walked...

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Government Opinion

U.S. Constitution important, must be understood

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By John & Nisha Whitehead “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln In the United States today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned. “We...

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Crime Opinion

Reader’s Voice: On theft at airport security

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July 30, 2022Dear editor; Don’t know how to contact the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) management, but I have to tell you that they should check for thieves! I flew from Rockford to Mesa/Tempe, Ariz. and back to Illinois in February this year, and had no problems, either way. In April,...

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Reader’s Commentary: Climate change alarmists wrong?

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By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. “Ten years ago today Al Gore said the world would come to an end because of Climate Change.” The above headline of an article was written by Andre Walker and published January 27, 2016. To my knowledge, the world didn’t come to an end...

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Government Opinion

Next U.S. crisis expands government control, continually

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By John & Nisha Whitehead First came 9/11, which the government used to transform itself into a police state. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which the police state used to test its lockdown powers. In light of the government’s tendency to exploit crises (legitimate or manufactured) and capitalize on the...

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Thanks for help in Yorkville

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September 4, 2022Dear editor; Thank you, Yorkville, for supporting your Yorkville Public Library by attending and purchasing books, puzzles, CDs, and DVDs at the Friends of the Library 14th Used Book Sale held over Labor Day weekend. All proceeds go directly to support and promote programs and services at the...

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Ask Grandpa: Advice on seeking employees, marriage

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the September 9, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Government Opinion

U.S. freedoms often casualties in a war on our people

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By John & Nisha Whitehead The American kleptocracy, a government ruled by thieves, continues to suck the American people down a rabbit hole into a parallel universe in which the U.S. Constitution is meaningless, the government is all-powerful, and the citizenry is powerless to defend itself against government agents who...

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Environment Opinion

Reader’s Voice: Where are our pollinators, friends?

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August 22, 2022Dear editor; Reading about the mosquito abatement spraying in the Oswego Village Newsletter, makes me wonder if that control is what has eliminated our butterflies and bees this year? I read a letter to the editor from Ken Mozingo in the local newspapers, Ledger and The Voice, that...

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Ask Grandpa: Without an arrest, not guilty most likely

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Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the September 2, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Government Opinion

Creeping Gestapo tactics happening under our noses

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By John & Nisha Whitehead “A standing military force, with an overgrown executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.” —James Madison The IRS has stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition in recent years, including 621 shotguns, 539 long-barrel rifles, and 15 submachine guns. The Veterans...

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Reader’s Voice: Noon Lions: Children’s vision tests

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August 16, 2022Dear editor; Aurora Noon Lions Club just celebrated a big birthday: A century of service. The occasion was marked during a 100th anniversary celebration July 26 at Gaslite Manor Banquets in Aurora. It featured a centennial banquet, recognitions by the City of Aurora and Lions Clubs International, and...

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Reader’s Voice: Reproductive Justice conference online

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August 22, 2022Dear editor; Fear emboldens right-wing forces that make and use unjust laws to silence the vast majority who support reproductive justice, including the right to choose if and when to have children. Let’s continue to raise our voices and organize! It’s going to take a bold intersectional democratic...

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