Tag: Carter Crane

The weather forecasts indicate Winter is on the way. The timing this year for Winter weather matches the calendar. The first day of Winter: Wednesday, Dec. 21. Thursday, Dec. 22 through Saturday, Dec. 24 the forecast indicates snow, cold, wind, bitter, temperatures. Earlier this week the weather forecast was for...

It is not a news bulletin in any way, however, our world is involved in the build up to the holiday season. In little more than two weeks Christmas will be celebrated and so will Hanukkah, both followed by Kwanzaa, an African American culture celebration. There is a special day...

Good news, bad news. Hard-hitting news, lightweight news. The Voice offers a voice to its readers and community members. We are a conduit and not a scandal sheet. We aim to investigate and make readers think. We offer a variety, both in content and in geographical reflection. There is a...

Thanksgiving Day holidays propel us ever faster into the thick of the many significant holidays. Can late December be far behind and Christmas and New Year’s? There will be Pearl Harbor’s Remembrance, December 7; Hanukkah, December 18-26; Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1, 2023. We always can find meaningful holidays. Perhaps Thanksgiving...

Is our glass half full, or half empty? Much of our perspective depends on expectation, experience, exceptions. Life is filled with challenges in various forms. If the mind-set is that perfection is the only acceptable form, disappointment will be in the saddle on our journeys through life. If we truly...

Can we find healing following elections? That question continues to grow in importance. There is continuing evidence that as a society division is accentuated with elections and not diminished. That was not always the situation. With any candidate and followers who put divisiveness as a preference, we slide backwards a...

Fatigue, possibly, however, the demand continues to be said: Democracy depends on many components, and one important element is voting, taken seriously. In Illinois we started with early voting. Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be the last day to vote in person. Voting is important and does count! • We are...

Expressed concerns for the democratic republic in the United States should not be diminished, nor minimized. The clarity and adherence to the U.S. Constitution is only as solid as the majority of its citizens allow it and make it. There are many avenues to freedom, independence, and government in a...

How do we know when we are building a new world? Can we understand when we are in the middle of the process? We take life one day at a time. Often we have a tendency to think few changes are a part of our lives. We build on the...

In less than 30 days the Nation will hold important midterm elections November 8. The reactions vary from understanding their significance, to casual acceptance, to rolling eyes, and downright insistence to ignore, completely, with no effort to see the relevance to our lives. If there are no visible consequences, it...