Grandpa,Can you tell me the origin of these words and the appropriate use of them; (Grandpa chose not to publish the words and phrases). Grandpa says: Can I? Yes. Will I? No. Profanity is not part of Grandpa’s chosen syntax. There is no appropriate use for these words, or phrases...
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell It is the slippery slope that leads to the end of free speech as we once knew it. In a...
February 12, 2021Dear editor; Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth should support public funding for cultured-meat research, with the goal of making the cell-grown, slaughter-free protein competitive with factory-farmed meat. Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies recently announced its ability to produce a quarter pound of cultured chicken for $7.50....
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda It’s been four years of nonstop harassment and attacks on Donald Trump. It all ended, at least for now, in a second acquittal in his second impeachment trial. The charge against him this time was “incitement of insurrection.” The charge was alluded to by Nancy Pelosi...
Grandpa,I don’t know if this is a scam or if “authorities” in Chicago are just reaching out beyond their legal boundaries again. Every year at this time I get a cold. It has been happening for years and it is just a part of life with which I deal and...
Adam Kinzinger, Donald Trump, Big Money, the GOP, a lot to handle in one column. But I can do it, because each is a different-colored thread in a single piece of cloth. North-central Illinois GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger (16th District, with offices in Rockford, Ottawa, and Watseka) has been sharply...
As longtime residents of Aurora Township, it is clear to us the only qualified candidate for Township supervisor is Bill Catching. Bill has performed admirably in his position and truly represented the entire community effectively and selflessly. He has the experience and the slate of candidates to continue to be an effective servant of the Township and its residents...
February 8, 2021Dear editor; We need COVID-19 relief now and with democracy returned to the White House we’re going to get it. President Joe Biden ran on and is pursuing a $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief bill as rapidly as he can make it happen. A compromise from the other side...
Grandpa says: Grandpa wishes to thank loyal readers of The Voice. With your loyalty and indulgence, Grandpa is, as of today, entering his 10th year responding to the pulse of our varied readership. I look forward to serving you for many years to come. Grandpa,I was at the hospital for...
January 29, 2021Dear editor; My husband, Stan, and I went to Rush-Copley in Aurora today, for our COVID-19 vaccines and it was so easy. We wish the whole country will get vaccinations so we can get well. Our doctor signed us up January 14 with appointments to receive the vaccines...
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I picked up my eight-year-old granddaughter from school the other day, and instead of driving her home which I would as in “Miss Daisy,” I asked if she wanted to sit in the front passenger seat with grandpa. She was giddy with delight, and mischief, when...
Grandpa,I take exception to your answer to the guy whose brother will not introduce his bride-to-be to the family. (See The Voice, December 10, 2020) Why won’t she meet the family? There has got to be something awfully wrong with a woman who will not meet her intended’s family. She...
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead It begins. We are moving quickly down that slippery slope to an authoritarian society in which the only opinions, ideas, and speech expressed are the ones permitted by the government and its corporate cohorts. In the wake of the January 6 riots at...
January 23, 2021Dear editor; The last five years I spent a lot of time thinking about Aurora and trying to understand its culture. I find it very different, especially looking at surrounding cities. The governing bodies tend to be exclusive clubs, more than looking to help the needs of all...
Principio et finem similaria. The beginning and the end are the same. So it was for the presidency of one Donald J. Trump, racist, misogynist, narcissist, egotist, paranoiac, and pathological liar. From the beginning of his tenure, I have referred to him in my personal journal as “T. Rump.” That’s...
By Brooke Shanley A concerned resident brought forth challenges to the petitions of candidate Ron Woerman based on his residency. During the challenge process, while the charges were ultimately dismissed by the Aurora Electoral Board in its ruling January 11, there were many statements made under oath, by Mr. Ron...
Grandpa,At my bank, there is a very pretty young teller about my age. I see she does not wear a ring, so I am sure that she is not attached. I go to her window every chance I get to visit the bank. I have asked her on more than...
At the post office the other day, where all of us in my rural town go to pick up our daily mail, a friend asked: “Why are we so angry, Jim?” By “we” he didn’t mean the two of us, and I could tell, even with his mask on, he...
If Frank Patterson’s letter in the January 7 issue of The Voice, “Comment on greetings at Christmas” goes unanswered, then (commentator) Rush Limbaugh’s observation is accurate: “The general population doesn’t know what is happening and it doesn’t even know it doesn’t know.”
Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, criticized Western countries for abandoning Christian roots.
Such a statement from prominent leaders should be taken seriously. If not, our country is on a continuing route to chaos. Mr. Patterson’s opinion shows disrespect for our religious traditions....
Those who think there’s no election fraud must be living with blinders on due to their political biases. Let’s look at some “funny” facts.
Dominion Voting Systems, widely used in this country, was founded in 2002 by two Canadians who currently own Dominion in partnership with Staple Street Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with questionable connections which invested in Dominion in 2018. Canada is a radically liberal country. Many Canadians would love to see Republicans defeated in the U.S. Why the heck are we using election software from a country biased against conservatism? Why the heck aren’t we using American software for American elections?...
