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Other than on our way to happy holidays, we have various important notes we want provide special space: •The outdoor scene on the eve of cold Winter is essential. Unmanned kayaks equipped with sie-scanning gathering data in the dark of night at the Nature Conservancy in Illinois’ TNC) Emiquon Preserve...

December means snow, advancing cold, and, most of all holiday spirit. The majority of residents in the United States think of Christmas for December. Nonetheless, for many, Christmas means Santa, not in a religious way. Gifts, family, shopping, cheerfulness, laughter, predominate over the original meaning of Christmas. Originally it was...

Giving is a good idea. Giving Tuesday this week promotes charitable giving, a focus on one day, extra advertising, and reasons to put charity into focus. Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 in New York City in association with the United Nations and several private entities. Giving is a good...

Candlelight at the Inn will return to Garfield Farm Museum in the Durant House at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Garfield Farm Museum; The Plano American Legion Post #395 and Secret Angels will be host to a children’s Christmas Party...

Our big world expands well beyond our local interests, yet, all events take on a local train of thought. Such an example is the U.S. Department of Energy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. It is a national perspective, however, that it is in Batavia, we see it with a...

Thinking of others never should go out of style; never should be old, always should be in vogue and always be of value. We have many examples: Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora is holding its 16th annual Holiday Food Drive November 1-22. Forty suburban businesses...

Late October is greater than being on the eve of Halloween. We are less than two months away from Christmas and other significant holidays. Rather than thinking of the joy of little kids, we have an opportunity to think of those who are less fortunate in either or both, a...

Each day we have renewed opportunities. We can go in many directions, even though we may all find ourselves taking many of the same paths in life. Certainly the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley offers the same path in its effort to be a force for good. Its...

Many news items prevail, perpetually. Where do we find the space in The Voice each week? The selection process is important. Some information in a wide range of news events is better than less, or, none. Items with substance include:...