Category: Opinion

Reader’s Commentary: On exception to expressed views

By Bela SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. I read with some interest, then humor, Wayne Johnson’s account of what, in his opinion, I had written in the December 30 issue of The Voice, thevoice.us/probing-reactions-to-readers-voice-on-kenosha-shooter, concerning Kyle Rittenhouse and what transpired the fateful night, August 25, 2020 what the 17-year- old, at the...

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Ask Grandpa: Each has a real voice in the U.S. elections

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 January 14, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Representative’s goals remain: Better State

January 3, 2022Dear editor; As we enter the new year, many of us are making resolutions. We may be resolving to exercise more often, take up a journaling practice, or choose more vegetables over sweets. This year begins my final year in the Illinois House representing the 97th District and...

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Reader’s Commentary: Coping: Learn fully on retroviruses

By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. I finally found out what the official classification of the COVID-19 virus is! The exclamation point is included because of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses evidently was at the bottom of the Google browser priority. I found the answer (Type IV, SARS-1 and MERS)...

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Probing reactions to Reader’s Voice on Kenosha shooter

Happy New Year, to The Voice readers. And an especially happy one to readers of my 100-per-cent fact-free educational material right here on this page. Without a doubt, you’ve already gained a higher social standing in your community, a standing that will continue to rise to new heights with your...

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Ask Grandpa: Gratitude, counting blessings, on a roll

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 January 7, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Health of planet surpasses coal

December 23, 2021Dear editor; For almost two months we have been hearing that the Democrats in the Senate have been trying to reach agreement on the Build Back Better bill. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was supposedly holding out because it was too big in spending and increasing the...

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Reader’s Voice: Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley gives thanks to donors

December 22. 2021Dear editor; The Just Food Initiative (JFI) of the Fox Valley offers thanks to those here in the Fox Valley and beyond who donated to its first Giving Tuesday campaign. A special thank you goes to the Dunham Foundation, which awarded Just Food with a Giving Tuesday Incentive...

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Reader’s Commentary: In defense of Rittenhouse’s actions in Kenosha, Wis.

By Bela SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. There was a strange dynamic to the motion of the kids when I looked down the long hallway. It resembled the swirl in the rapids of a swollen river after a big rain. The movements were random and non-directional. It was a milling around without...

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Ask Grandpa: On mulling over the rationale of columns

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 February 4, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Thank you: Aurora Cosmo Club

December 20, 2021Dear editor; On behalf of the members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, please accept our sincere thank you for your support and participation, in our clubs various Diabetes Awareness and Fundraising Events, held during 2021. The Aurora Cosmo Members raise funds for Diabetes Research at the UChicago...

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Reader’s Commentary: Choices remain in later years

By Larry FriedersBatavia, Ill. Are these the Golden Years? There’s always a wiseacre who will chime in with something such as, “Golden my patoot. I gotta decide between paying for drugs or food,” or something similar. Some believe that our latter years are fearful and they’re quick to share that...

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Ask Grandpa: Pandemic ripple effects cause of problems

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 January 28, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Shift from fanstasyworld needed

December 12, 2021Dear editor; I am a white, American, Christian who spent many years in the Evangelical community. I no longer can be complicit by not speaking out how this form of Christianity has turned in ways I cannot accept, or see God’s hand in it. The spiritual, the charismatic,...

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Reader’s Commentary: Gratitude for not missing Christmas

By Tom HarcusAurora, Ill. Most will miss Christmas this year! As crazy as it might sound, most will miss Christmas. Some time ago I read an article that published the responses from its readers regarding the true meaning of Christmas. Readers offered their definitive and very wide range of thoughts....

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Reader’s Voice: Christmas Cards for Vets: Thanks

December 6, 2021Dear editor; Christmas Cards for Vets is still going after 10 years, thanks to many helpers. Diane Beukelman and Beth Peshia from Oswego Senior Center were on hand at Christmas Walk Saturday this year for the final signing of the cards that have been made into ornaments. There...

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Reader’s Voice: Zonta Club campaign: No violence

December 3, 2021Dear editor; The Zonta Club of Aurora asks you to join us and say, “No To Violence Against Women” during our annual campaign, November 25 through December 10. The Zonta Club of Aurora undertakes many service projects in keeping with Zonta International’s mission of advancing the status of...

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Reader’s Commentary: Warning: Substance abuse in holidays

By Joseph KertisNewport, Ore. The holiday season is upon us again. This year, we have an opportunity to celebrate and gather together for perhaps the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions which prevented many groups of individuals from enjoying the traditional holiday gathering have been...

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Words to live by: Civility in Congress

Late last month, statehouse Democrats and governor JB Pritzker enacted a new map defining the boundaries of central Illinois congressional districts for the next 10 years. Three districts cover territory within a 35-mile radius of Peoria , the 15th, 16th, and 17th. It was my privilege to represent large parts...

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Ask Grandpa: A new twist to old phone scam revealed

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 December 12, 2019 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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