Grandpa,I, along with most of my friends, are tired of this politics that the elected officials are playing with our lives; this COVID-19 stuff is all make believe. We have an election coming up and I am strongly urging everyone to vote against any candidate who is currently in office
October 17, 2020Dear editor; Although Kane County residents face devastating losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, David Rickert, the Kane County treasurer and Republication Party nominee for Kane County Board chair, has stated rather odd priorities: Funding for nature preservation, better coordination of transportation projects, and relief from unfunded State mandates.
October 15, 2020Dear editor; I am writing in strong support of Mavis Bates, candidate for Kane County Board District 4. There are many reasons why I support Mavis Bates, but the primary ones are: Mavis has a long history of volunteer community service. She literally has donated thousands of hours
Grandpa,I totally disagree with you and the State officials about this COVID-19 stuff. HIV/AIDS has killed more gay people and sickle cell has killed more African Americans, but little is ever said or done anything about them. I think this over-reaction to a flu bug is all about the number
By John W. Whitehead It is not an election. It is a con game, a scam, a grift, a hustle, a bunko, a swindle, a flimflam, a gaffle, and a bamboozle. In this carefully choreographed scheme to strip the American citizenry of our power and our rights, “we the people”
September 22, 2020Dear editor; President Donald Trump, you have had almost four years to lead the United States and have failed us by your own choosing. Whether it be in foreign policy and domestic policy you have not protected the United States as commander-in chief. We see and read news
October 2, 2020Dear editor; If senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin care about animal welfare, they should support federal funding for cultured-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering non-humans. It has the potential to save billions and billions of creatures every year
Grandpa,Nice things some have done during the pandemic? How about cute things? Because of my line of work, I have been putting in a lot of overtime. With that, I have been too stressed to get much rest. One morning I came in from a very difficult night at work
October 5, 2020Dear editor; The traffic noise that comes from Orchard Road into Sans Souci on Aurora’s West Side and other residential areas north and south along Orchard, is one of the biggest quality of life issues in Kane County District 4. This otherwise quiet neighborhood sounds just like the
Grandpa,Hey gramps, what I got stuck in my claw has been stuck on mind for the last five years, I work for an individual that owns a small independent company. He’s honestly a complete jerk and thinks he has his finger wrapped around me (his assuming that I’m not going
By John W. Whitehead Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other major party will attempt to hijack this November 3 election. President Donald Trump has said he is convinced that mail-in ballots are a scam except in Florida, where it’s safe to vote by mail because of its “great
September 24, 2020Dear editor; When I watched the candidates for Kane County Board chair speak at the recent election forum, I felt as if they were engaging in two different conversations. Corinne Pierog was talking about unmet needs, policy ideas, and making the budget serve the needs of the people.
August 22, 2020Dear editor; The Farm System Reform Act, a bill championed by Cory Booker, which would ban factory farms, should include funding for cultured-meat research. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering animals. This technology would ameliorate many problems the Farm System Reform
Grandpa says: In cooperation with local and State law enforcement, Grandpa is publishing this special notice to those on parole or probation, albeit anyone easily might become a victim to this type of scam. If you or your loved ones receive a phone call from anyone indicating that you have
By John W. Whitehead The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us. It doesn’t matter which party gets to pick the replacement to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The battle that is gearing up right now is yet more distraction and spin to keep
Friday, Sept. 11Dear editor; As a mother of three children and an elementary school teacher, I often had children bring me stories that my immediate response was “Who told you that?” It was often followed by a lot of whataboutisms. “What about Billy, he was in the fight also….” “No
September 10,Dear editor; I am writing in response to my survey that arrived in the mail recently. Stop this mud-slinging. After the election is over, you should not campaign for the next election. Your job is to run the government. You should do what they do in Canada and have
By Judy Siedlecki I felt sick when the Nortorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court justice) died at the age of 87 Friday evening, because I felt she was the last guardrail against the destruction of our democracy. Now, I remind myself, God doesn’t make mistakes. I can relate
Grandpa,Things that people have done during the pandemic shut down? Well, when my job shut down, we all got a letter from the boss that said, “Our business is not on the government’s list of essential businesses. You are not defined by your work. You are essential! Please, take this
By John W. Whitehead Over the course of the past 30 years, the need to keep the schools safe from drugs and weapons has become a thinly disguised, profit-driven campaign to transform them into quasi-prisons, complete with surveillance cameras, metal detectors, police patrols, zero tolerance policies, lock downs, drug-sniffing dogs,
