Reader’s Voice: Rising up to protect the whole
April 30, 2018 Dear editor; I was pleased to find I am in the company of great thinkers, such as Nietzsche, who need to get away to contemplate or write because of a mind full of thoughts. A lot of times I think about our government and our participation as
Reader’s Commentary: Upon further review, commentary on controversial poem
By Charles Coddington – So, Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and Library Board chairman John Savage think they are on the right side of history, do they? I read the controversial poem that was removed from the Aurora Public Library. In fact, I re-read it twice in order to make sure
Reader’s Voice: Questions about the Cosby 60 women
April 28, 2018 Dear editor; Showing my age, my mindset prohibits me from serving on the jury of the Bill Cosby type of case. And I am not alone. My political women friends agree with me. What do we senior ladies want to know? There were 60 women charging Cosby
Reader’s Voice: Morality in State in question
April 22, 2018 Dear editor; This is nothing new to those who follow the news, but we live in one of the worst states in the country. Financially, Illinois is a mess. One of the worst, if not the worst, and, morally we’re not doing too well, either. The moral
Reader’s Voice: Expression of deepest gratitude for votes
April 19, 2018 Dear editor; I wish to express my deepest gratitude to those who supported my candidacy in the Kane County Board District 3 Democratic Party primary race. Winning by six votes over the incumbent was stressful, but the higher than normal turnout in our precincts proved to me
Reader’s Voice: Request made for Postal efficiency
April 18, 2018 Dear editor; I have been a reader of The Voice for more than half of its corporate life. I love the good news and positive slant of this paper. I and several of my friends have advertised our business concerns in The Voice. When I retired recently
Reader’s Voice: Marijuana impairs judgment, hazardous
April 9, 2018 Dear editor; Those who advocate the legalization of recreational marijuana are either users or grossly uneducated in the affect that this drug has on the human body. It impairs judgment and slows reaction time. It continues even after use is discontinued. Driving under the influence of this
A serious note on the importance of Earth Day, each day
Earth Day is the singular global day of observation in a unifying theme. No other day, holiday, celebration, unifies the world with a true commonality as much as Earth Day. Not even Christmas Day is a unifying theme world-wide. Few religions, other than Christianity celebrate Christmas. True, Earth Day does
Reader’s Voice: Concern expressed: Honey locust trees
April 4, 2018 Dear editor; Here is an open letter to Richard Irvin, mayor, of Aurora, from the Tuesday Garden Club of Aurora: For the past 82 years, the Tuesday Garden Club of Aurora has focused its efforts on the education and promotion of the love of gardening, floral design,
Reader’s Voice: Our aim should be better parents
April 6, 2018 Dear editor; The headline in the April 5 issue of The Voice: “Representative Kifowit seeks to augment sexual education” which translated means enlarge the how to sin carefully curricula for the over-flowing pool of unqualified college graduates who need a job. Lacking the qualifications to teach math,
Ask Grandpa: Out of prison, he seeks restitution
Grandpa, Four years ago, I got out of prison. I did 17.5 years for holding up a small neighborhood grocery store. I only got $(XX) dollars from them. I used a handgun and am now so grateful I did not pull the trigger. Nearly 22 years after the crime, I
Reader’s Voice: His voice against Whitehead theme
March 23, 2018 Dear editor; I was appalled, shocked, and angered by the March 1 article in The Voice by Mr. John W. Whitehead, a regular columnist “U.S. gun violence spawned by military culture, warfare.” His article was an affront to everyone who ever served in our military, including me.
Reader’s Voice: Killing wrong: Students and babies
February 19, 2018 Dear editor; Sorry, but I don’t listen to anti-gun lectures from those who think it’s OK to kill a baby. Challenge the gun robbers on the issue of killing babies and they dummy up. The right to life organizations should be surveying every anti-gun group or protest
Reader’s Voice: In favor of Aurora Election Commission…
March 12, 2018 Dear editor; I have been an Aurora resident for close to 30 years. Since 2003 I have been actively involved with Illinois election integrity issues. I currently serve as chairman of the Kane County Chapter of the nonpartisan Illinois Ballot Integrity Project (www.ballot-integrity.org). Aurora is fortunate to