July 28, 2019Dear editor; Congratulations are in order for the five newest members of Aurora Boys Baseball Hall of Fame, who were inducted Saturday, June 29 and had their photo on the front page of The Voice July 4. It is an honor that I am sure was very well
The Ten Commandments for 21st-Century America: “I am The Donald thy President, which have brought thee out of the land of liberalism, out of the house of Obama. “Thou shalt have no other President but me. “Thou shalt not make any graven image or any likeness of anything, unless it
Grandpa, I recently retired and have been watching some of those true crime shows on television. I am seeing my own life and marriage played out in pieces of several of the shows. My wife is (several) years younger than I. We have only been married (a few) years and
Numbers, numbers everywhere. I remember the old days when there were just a few numbers: A three, one, a couple of sevens. Of course, since Old Testament days, there’s been the dreaded 666 hanging over, or worse, possibly on our heads, appearing as a birthmark on a random scalp. But
Grandpa, Here is a website you should know about: Petscams.com. There are individuals who offer to ship you a dog or cat for free or a ridiculous price. Be advised this website is trying to make us aware of the scammers. The frauds steal photos of legitimate web sites. I
May 1, 2019 Dear editor; The National Association of Letter Carriers Nationwide stamp out hunger food drive will be Saturday, May 11. It is the 27th annual event. Why we do what we do: Tens of millions of Americans, including many elderly military veterans and children, are uncertain where they
April 20, 2019 Dear editor; I say, all you Democrats who want to see Donald Trump’s income tax records, don’t you think you might first quit stumbling over your own dirty door step? How about asking about the Clinton Foundation’s activities, and exactly about all that money that Horn Dog
From the vault, June 11, 1998 and May 10, 2001 (revised): In my lifetime, I have traveled by foot, by bicycle, by automobile and truck, by airplane (single-engine and jet), and by boat (oar-powered and ocean-going). I have not yet traveled by motorcycle; I’m still debating that one, nor by
Grandpa, Several months ago my computer locked up. I found a company online which could fix it by remote and did not have to come out to the house. They got it running right again for under $100. They gave me a two-year guarantee. Recently, I got an E-mail from
April 22, 2019 Dear editor; I have heard the divided opinions about red light photo enforcement. I am opposed and have moved to the point of camera court in the ticket process. What I observed at the Aurora Police Branch Court concerned me greatly. I hope to educate others in
Spring finally has sprung…somewhere. That’s how I started last time, but it seems the appropriate way to begin again I sit here and wait for a massive amount of snow to be dumped on us in the next few hours. Whatever happened to March coming in like a lion and
Grandpa, Our pastor was taken ill and I was asked to step up to take his place for a time while he recuperated. While working in his office, I found several horse racing forms. Should I confront him, expose him, or just keep my eye on him and look over
By Marjorie Logman – When Spring arrived I found I have a greater appreciation for the Fox Valley Park District. I did not fully understand how the organization serves the population of Aurora and the surrounding areas. I encourage everyone to take a ride throughout the Park District area just
April 17, 2019 Dear editor; In a small talk with Aurora’s mayor, Richard Irvin, concerning homosexuality and the Aurora Pride Parade, I warned him to “watch his back”. Too late! Tuesday’s announcement last week of the subject, confirmed the mayor is lost. His words did not suggest compromise. It was
Time for another Bold New Idea. It has to do with the Senate of the United States, that so-called gentlemen’s club and greatest deliberative body in the history of the world. Of late, however, very few Senators have behaved as gentlemen, more like louts, in my humble opinion, and the
The degree to which climate change threatens the ecosystems of the Earth and societies around the world has been an ongoing subject of debate, and sometimes protest. With Earth Day, Monday, April 22, Pew Research Center took stock of U.S. public opinion about climate change, based on recent Pew surveys.
