By Dr. Glenn Mollette There is more than one way to learn. The formal method is the classroom. Elementary, junior, and high school. This is of course the minimum standard for our society today. Many of us spent years of other classroom studies. Today many people are studying online or
August 16, 2026Dear editor; The impact of George Orwell’s novel “1984” reverberates with more force today than when it was written in 1948, two years before he died of tuberculosis on a remote Scottish island. The novel draws from his experiences and reflects the tumultuous times in which he lived:
Superstitions come in all shapes and sizes. Some are familiar to most of us, such as a black cat crossing your path brings bad luck, or if you walk under a ladder a piano will fall on your head and crush your personal body, or if you step on a
By John & Nisha Whitehead The National Guard was just the beginning. One year after president Donald Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception. When Trump declared
By Dr. Glenn Mollette A retired friend of mine fishes three or four times a week. He does it because he enjoys it and it is something to do. A retired school teacher friend played organized basketball until he was 85. He played in college and enjoyed the game his
August 7, 2026Dear editor; As Kane County continues to grow, so must a transportation system that keeps pace with the needs of our residents, businesses, and economy. That is why I support the Illinois Tollway’s proposed toll increase and the long-term investments it will make in the Interstate 88 and
By John & Nisha Whitehead What goes around comes around. That is the terrible law of blowback. When the United States bombs another country, threatens its government, kills its people, occupies its territory, or attempts to dictate its future, the consequences do not remain safely contained thousands of miles away.
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Charles Coddington, in a recent contribution to his communist legacy here in The Voice, wrote if our government would’ve simply nationalized/confiscated U.S. oil companies… our government could have controlled the price of gasoline so the public wouldn’t have experienced high prices on fuel during this war.
In case some of you loyal The Voice readers haven’t noticed that in each of my columns I try to inject some valuable educational material (yes, I know sometimes it’s inconveniently buried in valuable nonsense material), this week I’ll put it right at the beginning where it’s hard to miss.
By Bob Mangers, veteran, Yorkville What’s the difference between democrats and communists today? Very little! The once proud Democratic Party is disappearing. They have gone from being called democrats, progressive democrats, democratic socialists, and now some profess to be communist. According to news reports there are 35 democratic socialists running
By John & Nisha Whitehead We have been ambushed. We should be talking about the dangerous, destabilizing things being done to this country. We should be talking about the data centers spreading across the landscape, draining electricity and water, straining local infrastructure and expanding the technological machinery needed to track,
By Rhea LandholmCenter for Rural Affairs Once a week in the summertime, brightly colored tents pop up in a corner parking lot in my community. Under each one of those tents is a producer, crafter, or small business owner who has tables of goods for sale. We celebrate these farmers
From the vault, August 20, 2011 (revised): Got gas? Would you be willing to pay $5 (or more) per gallon for a tankful? The answer to both questions is “yes” (although the answer to question number two might be hard in coming out of your mouth, dear reader). A couple
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Wayne Johnson announced to the readers of this publication he is doing a re-read of George Orwell’s classic Novel “1984.” Johnson does to this novel what subversives do to democratic societies, they turn them upside down. Johnson tells us the book has become a difficult read.
By John & Nisha Whitehead Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected
News flash! Scientists have now discovered what type of meteorite (formerly known as meteorwrong) killed the dinosaurs. Thank the Lord. We’ve been on the edges of our seats for 66 million years for a definitive answer. It’s a bit late for the dinos unfortunately, but knowing dinosaurs, they didn’t give
July 12, 2026Dear editor; Iran has shown it could destabilize the industrial world’s economy at will by closing the Strait of Hormuz, despite the bluster of president Donald Trump and secretary of war Pete Hegseth. Regardless of the lives lost and the billions of dollars spent, Iran’s leaders feel they
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I’ve branded Charles Coddington a communist because he speaks, thinks, and writes things communists live by (see The Voice archives for proof). Charles supports confiscation of private property, nationalizing our banks, nationalizing airlines, nationalizing energy production and a host of other industries. He supports government control
By John & Nisha Whitehead While Americans remain transfixed by the political circus—cheering for their preferred party, jeering at the opposition, obsessing over every manufactured outrage and waiting for the next spectacle—the Surveillance State continues its steady march forward. The government is watching. It watches where you go, whom you
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Delay is not always the best plan but you can’t do everything today. You can delay paying your utility bills a few days but you can’t delay for very long because the utility company will turn off your power or water. You can delay mowing your
