Tag: Opinion

Musings: Trump, transportation, Zelensky

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter three): He has: Weakened tailpipe-emission standards; Eliminated all electric-vehicle policies; Declared a “national emergency” designed to weaken environmental standards; Gutted the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a prelude to a status of “independence”; Began work to abolish Department of Education

War on truth: Doublespeak, delusion, and propaganda

By John & Nisha Whitehead The Deep State’s war on truth is being waged with doubletalk, delusion and propaganda. Through deliberate manipulation of language, what George Orwell called “doublespeak”, Donald Trump has provided cover for the Deep State’s continued grip on power. While promising to drain the swamp, his administration

Reader’s Voice: Illinois’ Pritzker wrong about the Right

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

Nullifying the Constitution won’t make America great again

By John & Nisha Whiteheadjohnw@rutherford.org Anyone who wants to put America first needs to start by putting the Constitution first. This should be non-negotiable. Winning an election does not give president Donald Trump, or any politician, the authority to sidestep the U.S. Constitution and remake the government at will. That’s

Reader’s Voice: Energy usage, plastic waste, Kane sales tax

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”

King Trump’s troubling sins, expanding power

Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter two): He has: Curtailed the prosecutions against persons accused of blocking reproductive-rights facilities; Revoked the ban on employment discrimination; Ordered all Federal government agencies to make lists of businesses and universities which promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; Demanded that Denmark cede Greenland

The Ways ‘We the People’ Keep Losing Our Freedoms

By John & Nisha Whitehead Almost one month into the Donald Trump presidency, and the U.S. Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they work together are still missing from the White House website. This is no small thing. This omission, deliberate or inadvertent,

Reader’s Commentary: Democrats against audit, DOGE to root out wasteful spending

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda The Democrats, along with Chuck “Chucky Cheese” Schumer, “Wayne’s World” Johnson and Charles “The Sponge” Coddington, yell from the rooftops DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) should stop investigations into how our hard earned tax dollars are spent. They don’t want the IRS, Treasury, or Pentagon audited

Reader’s Voice: ‘April Fools Day’ Tax Referendum

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

Reader’s Voice: Bird Flu terrible, as is factory farming

February 6, 2025Dear editor; The sight of ducks, crows, and other birds dying along Lake Michigan’s shores due to bird flu is a grim reminder of how our food choices harm animals. On filthy factory farms, thousands of stressed chickens are crammed together, providing ideal breeding grounds for pathogens because

Reader’s Voice: League of Women Voters Aurora forums

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

Reader’s Commentary: Failed Democratic Party ploys; Trump to fix nation

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda How bad does your message have to be to lose an election to Adolph Hitler? I would surmise…pretty bad. Yet this is what happened to the Democrats, Kamala Harris and “Tampon” Tim Walz November 5, 2024. They were calling Donald Trump, Hitler for a decade. Did

Reader’s Voice: Donald Trump and the rule of law

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