September 30, 2019Dear editor; It is with our deepest gratitude that the Aurora GreenFest Committee expresses its thanks to the residents of Aurora and the Fox Valley for the support and enthusiasm that you showed us for our 10th Annual Aurora GreenFest Saturday. To all of the vendors and exhibitors,
September 15, 2019Dear editor; What this country needs is not a good 5¢ cigar, but rather, an effective laundry detergent to clean up its political verbiage. Many of our words are so soiled by moral presuppositions, that they are nearly unfit to be heard in the presence of children. When
By Chris Lauzen If American citizens and voters are going to be subjected by extreme, partisan Democrats to the water-torture and divisiveness of impeachment hearings based upon interpretations, so-called parodies, and outright lies, the least that our free and fair press can do is publish the actual transcript of the
Grandpa,I don’t get your ethics. You claim everyone has the right to be heard, but you won’t give businesses a positive word; you claim to be impartial, but you endorse some products and services. I’d like to know what it would cost to get your endorsement- and you give out
By John W. Whitehead Think twice before you call the cops to carry out a well-being check on a loved one. Especially, if that person is autistic, hearing impaired, mentally ill, elderly, suffering from dementia, disabled, or might have a condition that hinders an ability to understand, communicate, or immediately
September 22, 2019Dear editor; These past few years I have presented my concerns to various bodies of government in the city of Aurora government. As any good learner or scientist, I have been willing to have my hypothesis proven wrong. My questions go unanswered. Instead, they call me old, a
By Hesham Shehab An Islamist group hiding under a façade of charity and interfaith raised funds in the Greater Chicago area with a program which featured an imam notorious for hate speech. September 14, the Chicago chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief was host to Mufti
Just as writers sometimes do, I tend to wax nostalgically about my favorite season. For me, that season is Autumn. When Autumn approaches, memories of my youth are abundant. We reached Autumn this year early Monday morning. I yearn to hear the haunting melodies of songwriters and the melancholy interpretation
Grandpa,My mom is marrying my second step-father Thanksgiving weekend. It is so weird, because I will have two new step-brothers. I know both of them from school. I am very attracted to the older one and we have gone out together. He knows my ex-step-brother from my mom’s last marriage.
By John W. Whitehead Forget everything you’ve ever been taught about free speech in America. It’s all a lie. There can be no free speech for the citizenry when the government speaks in a language of force. What is this language of force? Militarized police. Riot squads. Camouflage gear. Black
September 16, 2019Dear editor; Some of the Democratic Party candidates for 2020 propose spending trillions of dollars to fight climate change. Most economists agree it is not necessary. What is needed is to put a price on carbon. Then, our free market system will achieve the necessary reduction in CO2
If you read my written ramblings here a couple of weeks ago, the last time I rambled, I wrote that my wife had prepared a list of things that needed to be done around our house and property. Clearing out my boxes of valuable treasures, junk according to her, I
By John W. Whitehead It’s been 230 years since James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, as a means of protecting the people against government tyranny, and what do we have to show for it? Nothing good. In America today, the government does
Grandpa,I got a call from a machine telling me that my social security number has been suspended due to a foreign entity getting ahold of my file. They asked me to hold while they connected me to an official. I did not. I figured that because I am still getting
September 5, 2019Dear editor; The good thing about the new marijuana law is that communities can opt out of retail sales and limit drug traffic. Don’t buy the tax revenues talking points. According to the Centennial Institute, “for every dollar gained in tax revenue, Coloradans spend approximately $4.50 to mitigate
By John W. Whitehead Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption, and abuse. The rights embodied in the U.S. Constitution, which have
August 26, 2019Dear editor; How should we then live? I don’t think Francis Schaeffer’s family will mind that the title of his book is my reference point in this letter. The book was published in 1976 on Western thought and Christianity. How should we then live in today’s society. It
Another Labor Day has come and gone. I hope everyone had an enjoyable, relaxing day. For me, the day was appropriately named because it was a day of labor. My wife had prepared a nice long list of things that needed to be done around our house and property, and
Grandpa,My name is (withheld by Grandpa). I am the pastor at (Grandpa does not reveal personal information about readers). Normally I agree with what you say in your column, however, I must take exception to one comment you made. You said that the Old Testament proves the New Testament. (See
