Category: Opinion

Opinion Political

James Marter candidate 14th District

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February 24, 2020Dear editor; I’m James Marter for Congress, the 14th District president Donald Trump won! I love America and treasure our freedoms, life, liberty, the U.S. Constitution, and our republican form of government which must be defended by every generation. I will join the House Freedom Caucus! Just like...

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Infrastructure Opinion Policy

A call to abolish Oswego Road District

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February 25, 2020Dear editor; Please vote yes on the proposition to abolish the Oswego Road District and consolidate the Highway Department into the Township of Oswego. This change would match the way the Village and the County operate. The benefits are twofold: Cost reduction with accountability and improved service levels....

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Opinion Political

An endorsement in the 83rd District

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February 18, 2020Dear editor; Residents of the 83rd Representative District, Aurora is at a crossroads. We have experienced good growth, still residents continue to move out of town. The direction of our neighborhoods, business community, and schools, depend on our having strong leaders. For the first time in approximately 17...

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Ask Grandpa: All abuse an equal opportunity crime

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Grandpa,I recently read in (an online advice column) an article about how women can spot an abusive man by various signs. I wrote to the column telling (that columnist) about the abuses I received from my wife. She was very physically abusive to me, to the point of once (details...

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Government Opinion

Schools’ zero tolerance policies often tone deaf

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By John W. Whitehead Just when you thought the government couldn’t get any more tone-deaf about civil liberties and the growing need to protect “we the people” against an overreaching, overbearing police state, the Donald Trump administration ushers in even more strident zero tolerance policies that treat children like suspects...

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Commentary Opinion

Offer stands: Coffee treat for League of Women Voters

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February 15, 2020Dear editor; I write to comment on the letter in The Voice, January 23, at thevoice.us/remarks-follow-resignation-from-lwv. From their letter: “The League (of Women Voters) was begun as a nonpartisan political and membership organization, and it remains so today.” The letter was signed by five officers of various chapters...

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Health Money Opinion

Problem: Insurance health care authorization

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February 14, 2020Dear editor; Charles Darwin wrote that “A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life.” No one knows the truth of this better than someone struggling with a serious illness, for whom every hour of life is hard-won. But all...

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Commentary Opinion Political Religion

A piece of the shattered vase should return to the rest

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By Marjorie Logman As a Christian I have been looking at Christianity in America. I see a vase representing Christianity that has fallen and shattered into pieces. Unfortunately, many of the pieces have decided they are the whole vase and it has brought division. The White Evangelical Movement piece that...

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Commentary Opinion

Consistent journalism the vision in the face of change

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Jim Nowlan and I go back a long way, and I can’t think of anyone I know I respect more. That being said, I have a much less dystopian view of the future of newspapers, and particularly community journalism, than the one Jim shared in his piece, two weeks ago...

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Ask Grandpa: On the best man for the wedding day

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Grandpa,My fiancé has known his best friend since they were kids. They even went to the same college together. They both work in the (same profession) but not the same company. My fiancé has asked his friend to be the best man at our wedding. I am trying to fix...

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Community Government National Opinion Political

We can get along after presidential election best U.S. view

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By John W. Whitehead Listen: We don’t have to agree about everything. We don’t even have to agree about most things. We don’t have to love each other. We don’t even have to like each other. And we certainly don’t need to think alike or dress alike or worship alike...

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Government Money Opinion

Concerns of debt, direction in Aurora

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February 9, 2020Dear editor; I was thinking about all the times I have approached Aurora City Council. They are bent on developing a “Something’s Happening Downtown” and making Aurora famous. It is their methodology that bothers me. Going deep in debt, embellishing crowd sizes and successes, producing bogus statistics and...

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Government Opinion Political

All over except the shouting? It continues, unabated

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It’s all over, but the shouting in the impeachment, and that is taking place and will continue to take place. The shouting will be from our accidental president, Donald Trump’s proclaiming, “I’ve been completely exonerated! Not guilty! I did nothing wrong!” These will be his opening remarks at all of...

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Ask Grandpa: On finding happiness: Zoo at home, busy schedule

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Grandpa,I live with my boyfriend and his mother. I am (several) months pregnant. He owns quite a few snakes, rats, lizards, a dog, and has chickens in a coop in the back yard. I can deal with the chickens and even the large dog, but I hate the fact that...

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