March 18, 2025Dear editor; The Donald Trump administration’s proposal to reconsider the EPA’s endangerment finding is reckless, anti-science, and a huge step backward for climate action. This decision isn’t just about politics—it puts our health, environment, and future on the line. The endangerment finding, established in 2009, is based on
March 17, 2025Dear editor; There are still townhall meetings for the Kane County Public Safety Sales Tax, so I am happy I probably can come March 20 since I am familiar with the church and it is a time, 6:30 p.m. I can probably exit my driveway at 6 p.m.
March 10, 2025Dear editor; March 9, a huge number of us had the pleasure to meet with District 14 congresswoman Lauren Underwood in Joliet. We learned the many suits filed and ways our courts are fighting back against White House Executive Orders and other illegal actions taken by South African
March 8, 2025Dear editor; Favored guests and G.O.P. legislators smiled attentively during Donald Trump’s marathon message to Congress March 5th, where they were apparently unphased by the barrage of exaggerations and falsehoods. Standing and cheering became the norm as they competed to outdo each other, as if they were trying
February 25, 2025Dear editor; During his recent budget address, governor JB Pritzker pretentiously proclaimed, “We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one,” referring to president Donald Trump. Ironic when you consider it was Pritzker who issued at least 41 consecutive disaster
February 22, 2025Dear editor; The news is out about the new U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick. He was sworn in Friday, Feb. 21 by president Donald Trump. There are about 47,000 employees under the Secretary of Commerce. The gist of a PBS broadcast was there are looming “merger”
February 16, 2025Dear editor; We have a very important election coming up this May. We have had the same management company for years now. The same old excuses over and over. We need a change in this election. This current board needs to be replaced by new board members. That
February 15, 2025Dear editor; More than half a million people call Kane County home. We live here because we know that Kane County is a safe, healthy, and prosperous place to live. We want to have a sense of safety and security in our daily lives. Public Safety is a
February 11, 2025Dear editor; It has been on my mind to write about my concern online technology is taking our resources of personal time, taking resources of electricity, and is re-allocating capital and private investments into computers instead of humans. I have never felt accepting of telemarketing calls. Advertising can
February 7, 2025Dear editor; Taxpayers are the government’s “bankers of last resort”. When politicians over-spend and over-tax in fiscally irresponsible ways, it’s ultimately up to us taxpayers to say “no more”. According to its audited financial statements filed with the Illinois State Comptroller, the Kane County Board’s Ruling Democrat Super-Majority
February 5, 2025Dear editor; I am amazed at how often Aurora is mentioned on the news about special events now that it is election time. I can’t remember ever seeing so many events. I am asking that voters please review the candidates running for mayor, please check what their plans
February 3, 2025Dear editor; As the Spring Election is in full swing, the League of Women Voters-Aurora Area is conducting forums for area candidates in the contested races for Mayor of Aurora and various offices in Kane and Kendall counties. Forums are designed to provide a safe space for candidates
February 3, 2025Dear editor; Hello Marilyn Giese, you are pulling me out of my writing retirement, based on Gaza genocide letter. I have been active in politics starting 1964, Illinois government, abortion yes, life no! Killing became a legal opportunity to kill your own conceived child for money. That opened
January 27, 2025Dear editor; Concerning Donald Trump and the rule of law. Thoughts of an honest, compassionate, non-corrupt Executive Branch of the United States government proved delusional when we as the American electorate voted Trump, once again, as our president and supposed leader of the free world. For some Trump
January 6, 2025Dear editor; Silence is not golden. It has led to the massacre of tens of thousands in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Demands to increase humanitarian aid fail yet we keep supplying Israel with arms. The U.S. State Department has planned to sell $8 billion more weapons to
December 19, 2024Dear editor; With just one month left before Donald Trump returns to the White House, we are running out of time to lock in protections for our climate and communities. One critical action president Joe Biden can take right now is to permanently shut down the Dakota Access
December 13, 2024Dear editor; When trying to solve the mystery of the drones, I would like to remind everyone when our military covertly tested the Stealth Bomber. Even the families of the stealth pilots were not privy to the existence of these fighters nor to the fact that their loved
December 8, 2024Dear editor; The Plano Methodist Church wishes to thank everyone for supporting their Christmas Sale November 23. The Christmas Sale consisted of Christmas decorations, greenery, snowmen, wreaths, Santas, dishes, and ornaments. Donations from the Christmas Sale will go toward ministry of the Plano Methodist Church. The Plano Methodist
December 1, 2024Dear editor; I waited three weeks before writing this to see how Democrats reacted to the election. My wife can confirm that I had been telling friends a month prior to the election that this could be 2016 all over again. I had been getting my news from
November 25, 2024Dear editor; If you want to win almost any argument or election, listen more than you speak. Find out what the people want and then work together with your fellow legislators (they’re just people too) to make it happen. Listening to people helps you hear how they are
