Voting is a part of our democratic republic. Imperfect though it is, and as limited as is the public’s participation, it keeps us from being an autocratic society, the latter which diminishes public participation. We are a better society when we take advantage of our opportunities. Too many of our...
March Madness is here! Well, almost here. High school and college basketball both used to start at the beginning of March and for three or four weeks the countdown consumed the daily activities on the way to finding tournament champions through single elimination and the brackets would furnish two remaining...
As a country, we take holidays seriously. Functions include celebration of good causes and important commemorations. Holidays are time off from work both as a reward and to celebrate the day in grand style. Celebrations should not be diminished. Importance of holidays vary from decade to decade in concert with...
The Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11 was a good game. Any three-point overtime game should be a good game. Kansas City prevailed over San Francisco, 25-22, in only the Super Bowl overtime game. Of greater significance to Chicago Bears fans is the quarterback situation. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes guided...
Snow? What snow? We have Spring in full measure, or, so it has been made to feel as though while we are suffering through 50-degree weather and warmer in early February. Some commentaries have led us to think it is related to global warming. In reality, we are a few...
The college and high school basketball season is on the cusp of shifting into high gear with March Madness on the horizon. Through Monday of this week, Purdue, 10-2; Illinois, 8-3; and Wisconsin, 8-3, are the top three teams in the men’s Big Ten Conference. Parity prevails with many good...
Variety and family information in The Voice, as usual, this week includes: •Theatre is important to most communities. •The focus is for both Paramount Theatre and the building of the Stolp Island Theatre. •Both are in Aurora, however, it promotes more than just Aurora theatres. They are for the Midwest....
The Super Bowl situation is one of primary sports focuses in these two weeks. Or, all year. Sunday, Feb. 11 the two finalists will take center stage: Kansas City vs. San Francisco. The 5:30 p.m. kickoff will be for the fans of the two teams. They have had recent success....
We have a plethora of items in news and information designated for our eyes. Galentine’s Day is a relatively new celebration, based on women’s friendship day. If we blink we may miss some of the items constantly going in our direction. The Voice will present a full accounting in the...
Sports staples include hard work to yield championships and competition among bitter rivals. It exists at all levels from high schools through college at every level, and major league professional ranks. Examples are easily accessible and can include Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers; Chicago Major League baseball teams, such...
Frigid weather should not be a surprise to us in the northern part of Illinois section of the planet. January means cold weather. We have been blessed/suffered(?) with mild weather the last few years sufficient enough to have us endure chatter on global warming. We have not heard such talk...
Cold sports is a part of January in our section of the geography. It has been five years or so since we have been below zero it does seem. The brutal weather is greater than just cold sports. We will snap out of it, we certainly trust. Ice hockey, skiing,...
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Given the snow earlier this week, appropriate sports talk, prose, thoughts, should focus on skiing, ice skating, or snowmobiling. Those Winter sports once were held in greater numbers by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), or, at least within, or, between State high schools. Now those three Winter sports are...
Out with the old. In with the new. The year 2024 will provide a new dimension and at the same time more of the same. It is up to each one of us to decide what is important in our lives and protect, enhance, and perpetuate the good things in...
Even though the professional ranks in major football positions, promote the highest level of accomplishment, the college game offers the more fun, more comparisons, less stale attitudes, and unbridled enthusiasm. The college bowl season, just completed, reflects college football’s best foot forward. In high school basketball, diminished in recent decades...
Everybody is allowed to have thoughts and express opinions. Those who send in letters to the editor and who express opinions do not have to write for anyone’s approval connected to The Voice. All subjects are worthy to be addressed. It should go without saying that there are appropriate ways...
Year-end notes and thoughts in the sports whirl: •The Chicago Bears are on a relatively high note with four victories in six games. The are 6-9 in the NFC North, in fourth place of the four-team division, however, one game behind the 7-8 Greem Bay Packers. The rivals, Bears and...
Holidays are special. Automatically. Christmas is special for many of us for several reasons, from memories as youngsters to family gatherings to the meaning of the holiday in its many dimensions. In the last two generations, Christmas has been a commercial focus by capitalizing on family gatherings to the meaning...
Notes from far and wide: •North Central College continues its dominance in football, however, last week even great teams cannot win them all. In the Division III college football championship game, Wartburg College in Decorah, Iowa won its first Division III college football championship with a 38-37 championship game victory...
