Category: Political

Commentary Government Opinion Policy Political

Fewer guns would mean fewer deaths

On By admin

August 23, 2019Dear editor; The August 15 column by John Whitehead in The Voice, entitled, “Mass shootings can lead to government tyranny guise” was the worst type of fear-mongering and misdirection. He wrote, “In the midst of what feels like an epidemic of mass shootings, these gun confiscation laws, extreme...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
National Political

The Family, or the Fellowship, offers a look inside D.C.

On By admin

First of two parts The new five-part Netflix series “The Family,” directed by documentarian Jesse Moss, is streaming now. EJ Dickson of the Rolling Stone magazine submitted the following article: “From the Illuminati to the freemasons to QAnon, there’s no shortage of conspiracy theories trying to explain how power is...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Government Opinion Political

What if Donald Trump loses re-election bid? Consider….

On By admin

What if : The headlines read: “Trump Loses Re-Election Bid”? First of all, The Donald thy president would tweet like he’s never tweeted before. Twitterstorms would thunder forth hourly right up to January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day. He would claim, among other things, voter fraud on a colossal basis, no...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Commentary Government National Political

On making America great again

On By admin

August 14, 2019Dear editor; Okay, I give, I want to Make America Great Again. That’s why I’m voting Blue in 2020 for Democratic Party members with brains and morals who will act as a check on our corrupt and incompetent president and GOP-ruled Senate. See, I’m not anti-Donald Trump, I’m...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Commentary Education Government Opinion Political State

Favors full rights for partnerships

On By admin

August 16, 2019Dear editor; Regarding ‘A disagreement in detail on State law,’ letter in the August 15 issue of The Voice, I too was dismayed at news reports of governor JB Pritzker’s signing HB 246. Wayne Lela expressed his dismay in what I took as a religious viewpoint. At the...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Commentary Education Government Political State

A disagreement in detail on State law

On By admin

August 13, 2019Dear editor; So, now governor JB Pritzker signed a bill, House Bill 246, that will ensure students in Illinois public schools will learn about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, individuals in State and National history. Of course, there is no fair and balancing law which...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Commentary Government Political

Nation’s mayors urge U.S. gun safety

On By admin

Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin joined more than 200 bipartisan mayors from across the Nation signing on to a letter from The United States Conference of Mayors to urge immediate action from the federal government on gun safety legislation. “Whether it is a horrific mass shooting or a teenager with...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Government National Opinion Political

Xenophobia, children migrant camps, racism, issues: NAACP

On By admin

Last of two parts The NAACP (National Association of Colored People) gathered two weeks ago in Detroit for its annual convention. Lauren Gambino, based in Washington, D.C., wrote a piece for The Guardian Weekly. She wrote how the NAACP convention urged presidential hopefuls not to shy away from being against...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Commentary Crime Government Opinion Political

Rep. Batinick gives comments on Tom Cullerton indictment

On By admin

Friday, it was announced that State senator Tom Cullerton is being indicted by federal authorities on 41 counts of embezzlement charges. The Villa Park Democratic Party member is accused of receiving a salary and benefits for more than three years from the Teamsters Union without doing any actual work. Upon...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Community Government History Political

Rise of the Fourth Reich continues in the United States

On By admin

By John W. Whitehead “Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.” —Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the Treasury, on the danger posed by the FBI to our civil liberties Despite the finger-pointing and outcries of dismay from those...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Events Government Opinion Political

Observations on 21st-Century America: Loyal frenzy

On By admin

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...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Crime Government Police Policy Political

Statute of limitation lifted on prosecuting sexual assault offenses

On By admin

Governor JB Pritzker has signed a measure into law sponsored by State representative Keith R. Wheeler, R-Oswego, to remove the statute of limitations on prosecuting sexual assault offenses and thereby give law enforcement and prosecutors the ability to conduct an investigation and bring charges against a suspect without a time...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Government Policy Political

Instead of reckoning, time to stop playing politics

On By admin

By John W. Whitehead “But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin…they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don’t recognize them for what they are until it’s too late.” —Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Donna Crane
Commentary National Political

Reference to ‘The Squad’ villain: Lazy, copycat, media

On By admin

AOC “Squad”: Who in the media is responsible for this term in the reference to four members of the House of Representatives? MEDIAite Colby Hall addresses this issue in the following article: “Among the many horrible news trends that have occurred of late, near the top of that list is...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
John Whitehead
Commentary Government Political

Politics of fear can stymie sovereign rights of free people

On By admin

How do you persuade a populace to embrace totalitarianism, that goose-stepping form of tyranny in which the government has all of the power and “we the people” has none? You persuade the people that the menace they face, imaginary or not, is so sinister, so overwhelming, so fearsome that the...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Community Education Political

Sugar Grove Library trustees take oaths

On By admin

New and returning members of the Library Board of Trustees were sworn into their term of service at the Sugar Grove Public Library District May 22. The Board of Trustees is composed of seven members who serve four-year terms in the valuable role of stewardship and governance to the Library....

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Members of the Aurora City Council pose for photos following their being sworn into office Tuesday evening at the Paramount Theatre
Carousel Community Events Government Political

Aurora aldermen take the oath:

On By admin

Members of the Aurora City Council pose for photos following their being sworn into office Tuesday evening at the Paramount Theatre by Judge Vincent Cornelius of the Will County 12th Judicial Circuit Court. From left, Michael Saville, Sixth Ward; Theodoros Mesiacos, Third Ward; Carl Franco, Fifth Ward; Patty Smith, Eighth...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Opinion Political

Reader’s Voice: Political games in Washington: Two can play

On By admin

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...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Naperville inauguration: Steve Chirico, mayor of Naperville, takes the oath of office for a second term Sunday at the Special City Council ceremony at the Naperville Municipal Center. Judge Kavita Athanikar presides. She is the 18th Judicial Circuit of DuPage County Associate Judge. Mayor Chirico's family serves as witness. Jason Crane/The Voice
Carousel Community Events Government Jobs Political

Naperville inauguration:

On By admin

Steve Chirico, mayor of Naperville, takes the oath of office for a second term Sunday at the Special City Council ceremony at the Naperville Municipal Center. Judge Kavita Athanikar presides. She is the 18th Judicial Circuit of DuPage County Associate Judge. Mayor Chirico’s family serves as witness. A video of...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
North Aurora Village trustees sworn in May 6
Carousel Community Government Jobs Political

North Aurora Village trustees set for another term

On By admin

North Aurora Village trustees Mark Carroll, Mark Guethle, and Laura Curtis are sworn in by Village Board president Dale Berman at the Village Board meeting Monday. All three trustees were re-elected. • The Board approved a new traffic signal controller for the Ice Cream Drive and Randall Road intersection for...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here