Category: Opinion

Reader’s Voice: Thoughts on Aurora’s Pride Parade

September 23, 2018 Dear editor; The Aurora Pride Parade June 17 was a privately-funded parade, which even some government employees did not realize. I suspect when the bottom line of cost came in, taxpayers incurred a few bucks of the bill. An Aurora city government committee, a panel of three,...

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Ask Grandpa: On missed funeral, dealing with grief

Grandpa, My little sister passed away recently. She was in her 60s. My daughter, in her late 30s, did not attend the funeral. She had a social club meeting that day. She is not an officer of the club, she holds no position there other than a standard membership. I...

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Reader’s Voice: Free enterprise, not government best means

September 15, 2018 Dear editor; In recent weeks, more than a few syndicated columnists bluntly have asked “Will Americans vote socialism this November?” But, with all major media voices firmly in the liberal socialist fold, all the American people get to hear and read is that particular political vein. Conservative...

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Reader’s Commentary: Kane County State’s attorney transparency important

By Chris Lauzen –  On behalf of Kane County taxpayers, a dozen of whom came to voice their disapproval at the September 13 Kane County Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting, I ask two questions of Kane County State’s attorney Joe McMahon: • Who is paying for the two-year-old prosecution...

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Ask Grandpa: Sites to visit out of this world, strangely

Grandpa, Some time back you helped me with a joker who told me he had been on a fishing trip. See The Voice, March 22, 2018. Well, he is at it again. He told a co-worker that he has a swollen “enselados” (sic), so he may have to take a...

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Reader’s Voice: The 1980s event provided program funds

September 12, 2018 Dear editor, Time was reversed August 25 when Aurora Public Library and Foundation took guests Back to the 1980s! Music by Voyage, Pac Man, and other arcade games of the decade, great food and 1980s attire made for a memorable and fun evening. Alarm Detection Systems, Inc....

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Reader’s Voice: A call for abuse investigation

September 12, 2018 Dear editor; In the wake of the shocking Pennsylvania Grand Jury report which revealed that 301 priests sexually abused more than 1,000 children, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan announced that her office would investigate Catholic dioceses in Illinois in pursuit of “a complete and accurate accounting of...

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Ask Grandpa: Concerns about the blank orange sticker

Grandpa, I need to express frustration with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office. I got nowhere with the SOS or (a police department) who hung up on me. I am enclosing a photocopy of my 2019 IL vehicle registration card. Notice the blank orange sticker bearing only the letter T....

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Reader’s Voice: Trump not only president with zipper problems

September 10, 2018 Dear editor; How about those hypocrites! Aren’t they great? They rant and rave about president Donald Trump and his affair with what’s her face (she doesn’t need any more publicity), and one other woman. Go back to your history books, again, and read about John F. Kennedy....

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Ask Grandpa: In jail, solutions for the children

Grandpa, My husband caught a case (out of state) (several) years ago. He is due to parole out the Monday after Thanksgiving. We have all been looking forward to him being home for Christmas. Because of the kind of case he had, he will have to be on an ankle...

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Ask Grandpa: Varied relationships require examination

Grandpa, (Not many) weeks ago I moved in with my new boyfriend. We had a moving sale and I sold off anything that he already had, including bed, kitchen things, linens, basically everything but my clothes and jewelry. We had to because his apartment is not big enough to hold...

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Reader’s Voice: Football fields should be grass only

August 10, 2018 Dear editor; Aurora University has removed all grass from its baseball and football fields and has financially helped West Aurora High School remove grass from its football field. They replaced the grass with plastic (artificial surface) that when the sun bares down on it, the surface gets...

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Ask Grandpa: On full respect for Old Glory in any condition

Grandpa, I would like to start by saying I truly enjoy The Voice, but especially Ask Grandpa. You always seem to have very well thought out and very honed, heartfelt feedback to all your readers. Maybe you could share your thoughts and insights into an issue I am seeing all...

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Reader’s Voice: No free speech fault of voters, non-voters

August 20, 2018 Dear editor; John Whitehead wrote truth-based on facts in his column in the August 16 issue of The Voice by exposing how and why free speech is no longer free. Personal opinion: The fault lies with voters, non-voters, and politicians’ sins of omission. How many of the...

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