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
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
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
Grandpa says: Confidential to MLO: I understand your situation. Your family is, however, reaching out to you. Your true friends have your back. You are blessed. In so, you are a blessing to those around you. Keep your faith strong. Have a very Happy Birthday. Grandpa, My youngest sister is
August 9, 2018 Dear editor; I want to thank mayor Richard Irvin and the Aurora aldermen for facilitating all the National Night Out activities that were held throughout the city Tuesday evening, August 7. I personally attended the event at the First Hmong Church on Lebanon Avenue, in Bill Donnell’s
August 9, 2018 Dear editor; Having abundant, American energy, and a clean environment are not mutually exclusive. Americans on every side of the political divide should come together to find responsible solutions to our energy issues. Americans want to be able to heat their homes, drive their cars, and power
August 9, 2018 Dear editor; Once again the school children in the Aurora area are in debt to a great company: Affordable Roofing. In Aurora it provided much needed school supplies for the school children. We offer a big thank you to Affordable Roofing Company. Jim Miller Aurora
August 4, 2018 Dear editor; The Glenbard (West) High School Class of 1953 will celebrate its 65th reunion at The Holiday Inn and Suites in Carol Stream on Glenbard West’s Homecoming weekend, Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22. The Class of 1953 will have a casual get-together both evenings
Grandpa, I want to thank you and The Voice newspaper. I just got out of prison two weeks ago. While inside, my mother was sending to me copies of The Voice every week. I like your advice you give to people in prison about taking all the self-improvement classes such
July 23, 2018 Dear editor; Most of us who use electronic banking and paperless payment systems take the ease of those systems for granted. But if you’re an Illinois physician who treats injured workers under the Illinois workers’ compensation system, you’ll be using the technological equivalent of an abacus to
August 6, 2018 Dear editor; U.S. senator Dick Durbin recently introduced a bill to crack down on flavored tobacco in e-cigarettes. He believes big tobacco is marketing to kids with flavors such as cake batter, whipped cream, and gummy bears. As a mother and grandmother, I applaud his efforts. But,
Grandpa, I live in a house that has been divided into three small apartments. I suspect that when the landlord divided the house, he wired it so that he gets free electricity by tapping into the power of the two rental units. My electric bill is very high for a
July 21, 2018 Dear editor; Have you been duped by Donald Trump and his state media? No? Well, congratulations. Me neither. Is that proper English? I’m not sure if it would or wouldn’t be, but let’s move on. Are you willing to compromise your values in order to align with
By Dr. Claudio Ruiz – We all are becoming very much aware of the changes that are taking place in our planet. These changes include positive discoveries and ways to make life better and easier. However, at the same time there has been an increase of negative conditions that in
Grandpa, I moved to (the Fox River Valley) from (the West Coast) right after high school. I had been offered a good job. I am still at the same job nearly 11 years later. My dad had told me at the time that I would never succeed and I was
