Tag: Letter to the Editor

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Reader’s Voice: Undocumented immigrants: Drain on U.S.?

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September 3, 2024Dear editor; Are undocumented immigrants a drain on United States public benefit programs? The resounding answer is no! Undocumented immigrants and DACA holders (“Dreamers”) are not eligible for almost all federal benefit programs, such as Social Security retirement benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),...

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Reader’s Voice: Agrees with Lauzen, civility needed

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September 9, 2024Dear editor; This is a response to “Sticks and stones” from Sept. 5, The Voice. In calling on voters to reject junior high school behavior and name-calling, citing the current trend toward “weird” as both a description of policies and behaviors of prominent Republicans by Democrats, in particular...

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Reader’s Voice: Opinion: “Sticks and stones” weird

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August 27, 2024Dear editor; It has become fashionable for some politicians to call their opponents “weird”. How clever! Our Country, State, and County are in so much turmoil that voters should reject junior high school behavior and focus on existing records of performance (or lack of) and policies that will...

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Before I vote for Trump: Considerations

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September 1, 2024Dear editor; This concerns thoughts to consider before I vote for Donald Trump. Before I vote for Trump, I must consider whether he supports the 1873 Comstock Act mentioned by Justice Alito in the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v Wade. With the repeal of “Roe” already...

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Independent Board candidate seeks to make impact

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By Bob Dennin Are you ready for a change in local politics? My name is Bob Dennin from Aurora running as an independent candidate for Kane County Board District 4 to represent you! We have all grown tired of partisan politics and are looking for commonsense approaches to problem-solving and...

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Reader’s Voice: Reaction mixed to The Voice opinions

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August 10, 2024Dear editor; In the last few issues of The Voice, I have read three opinions of politics. One gentleman as usual tried to darken everything that president Joe Biden did or did not do during his Administration. One of his complaints was concerning the border crisis. What he...

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Reader’s Voice: Her theme: Mighty Joe Way to Go

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July 19, 2024Dear editor; Some of my friends say both presidential candidates are too old, Joe Biden, 81; Donald Trump, 78. Some political pundits say president Biden can’t deliver the Democratic message forcefully. He delivers the message with action, instead: First thing in 2020, Biden got the coronavirus pandemic under...

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Reader’s Voice: Thoughts on replacing Joe Biden

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July 11, 2024Dear editor; Allan Lichtman has predicted the winning president 90% of the time since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election. He uses 13 key elements, one of them being the incumbent as a winning key, so why is their talk of replacing Joe Biden? Joe Biden is one of our...

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Reader’s Voice: Joe Biden still with it

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July 6, 2024Dear editor; We needed the fireworks celebration after a rough few days, although I have never wavered from mighty Joe Biden. He’s young compared to a lot of people I know in their 90s and still with it. I’ve had the privilege of knowing people who lived into...

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Reader’s Voice: Accurate news sources essential

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June 29, 2024Dear editor; I found the dueling op-eds written by Wayne E. Johnson in the liberal corner and Bill Suhayda in the conservative corner to be very entertaining, but their extreme differences and obvious dislike for each other is a bit disturbing, probably because it is a reflection of...

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Reader’s Voice: Thanks for wonderful Greenfest

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June 6, 2024Dear editor; Saturday, June 8, was another wonderful Greenfest. We had more than 70 vendors and almost a dozen green car show participants at the Prisco Center in Aurora, along with great music, robots, food trucks, and special performers, to make a whole day of fun and environmental...

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Reader’s Voice: Letter attacks writer Charles Coddington

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May 9, 2024Dear editor; On the Charles Coddington’s column, freedom vs. socialism in the The Voice, May 9 edition, there is so much wrong with this moron’s positions and to say right wing shows he’s a partisan hack who has no clue what freedom is and how it’s attained. We...

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Reader’s Voice: Helpful CASAs need volunteers

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April 15, 2024Dear editor; I am a Kane County CASA/GAL (Court-Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem) for children in foster care. CASAs advocate for these children, gathering information and reporting to the court so it can make an informed decision in their best interest. The work can be challenging but also...

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Reader’s Voice: College course on sewing/tailoring

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April 5, 2024Dear editor; I am reaching out to propose a news release for publication in your esteemed newspaper, highlighting the introduction of Moraine Valley Community College’s Sewing/Tailoring & Pattern Making classes. We are thrilled to announce these valuable classes, to be held at the College campus, 9000 W. College...

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Reader’s Voice: Thank you for the support

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March 24, 2024Dear editor; I am profoundly grateful to everyone who took time to vote for me in the GOP primary for the Kendall County Board, District 2. Especially thankful for all the dedicated supporters who gave of their time and energy to my campaign. Your support was instrumental in...

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Reader’s Voice: Leonard Wass offers choice

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March 8, 2024Dear editor; As retiring GOP precinct committeeman for Oswego 10 I wish to indicate my choices for the upcoming March 19 primary election. As is my custom, I do not recommend any positions which are not challenged. For U.S. Congress I endorse James T. “Jim” Marter who has...

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Reader’s Voice: Spring primary in full swing

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March 2, 2024Dear editor; As the Spring primary election season is in full swing, the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County, along with the local leagues of the Aurora area and the Elgin area have just completed being host to two forums for candidates in contested races for...

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AI adoption from summit on tap

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March 4, 2024Dear editor; In November 2023, the Citizens of Aurora, Ill., took a significant step towards embracing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) by being host to its inaugural AI Summit. Organized by Jim Schweizer, lead AI researcher at Aurora-based Global Data Sciences Inc., the event aimed to educate...

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Reader’s Voice: A drug emergency in Oregon

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February 8, 2024Dear editor; In 2020, Oregon voters decriminalized possession of small amounts of almost every hard drug. Progressives campaigned in support of this ballot measure, insisting that their state should help treat addiction rather than punish it. The measure passed with 58 percent support. Now, Oregon’s governor has declared...

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Reader’s Voice: Governor Pritzker priorities misplaced

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January 16, 2024Dear editor; Illinois governor JB Pritzker is back grandstanding for the news media, complaining about the immigration crisis trickling up to Illinois. In October 2023, Pritzker sent an open letter to president Joe Biden begging for federal tax resources to deal with the so-called “asylum seekers” being bussed...

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