Tag: Opinion

Ask Grandpa: On education, life’s experiences, bad lens

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the August 26, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Arguments on faulty premise, veterans, Mar-a-Lago

There are a couple of things I want to get out of the way. Recently, Mr. Bill “QAnon” Suhayda descended from the mother ship (where he’s been busy deflecting Jewish space lasers and, with the My Pillow Guy, searching through cyberspace to find the missing Trump votes hijacked from Dominion...

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Ask Grandpa: On a biblical dispute, a loss of population

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the August 19, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Commandments include not to kill

August 4, 2022Dear editor; In the June 30 edition of The Voice, Deena Sherman wrote “Change in Roe v. Wade requires understanding and action.” She mentions “The God of the Christian Faith does not work through the law, but through the Gospel of salvation through grace.” God does deal with...

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Reader’s Voice: Correction on murder rate in U.S.

August 6, 2022Dear editor; I hate to see your fine publication being used to spread false propaganda, so a response is necessary. In his July 30 letter to the editor, published August 4, Leonard Wass claimed that the U.S. is third in the world in murders, but that if one...

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Ask Grandpa: Advice: Just ignore received E-mail scams

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the August 12, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Ask Grandpa: On stopping scams, pre-teen responsibility

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the August 5, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: U.S. justices followed Constitution

July 21, 2022Dear editor; I see that Charles Coddington in The Voice July 14 asserted that the U.S. Supreme Court justices were incorrect in their decision with Roe V. Wade. He asserts that some legal scholars, none of which he names, may be full of fluff. He uses “pretzel-like” language...

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Ask Grandpa: Snake oil salesmen sure sound sensational

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the July 29, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Ask Grandpa: On solving problems: Scratch on car, divorce

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the July 22, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Objection to letter’s view

July 5, 2022Dear editor; In The Voice June 30 edition there was another emotional rant by the same person who has had her liberal views published in the Reader’s Voice several times. This diatribe regarded the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion that returned abortion decisions to the states...

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Reader’s Voice: Mass shootings: Clear indications

July 6, 2022Dear editor; Ho hum, another mass shooting, only this time a little closer to home. The weapon used? Yup, you guessed it… an assault-style rifle, capable of belching out 30 rounds of human-obliterating ammo per clip. The shooter in Highland Park, Ill.? A young, white, male who legally...

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Ask Grandpa: On competitive couples; better biscuits

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the July 15, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Voice: Professional jurors to the rescue

By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. Ask Grandpa column invited readers to submit opinions on the American Justice System in the June 30 edition. The jury system needs to be pared down in order to cope with court backlog and have a sustainable budget. Grandpa’s jailbird writer stated a one-person jury...

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Reader’s Voice: Canceled parade fuel for frustration

June 30, 2022Dear editor; I know this year has been a very frustrating year for all of us. Coming off two years (2020 and 2021) in isolation, for many of us, was a challenge, to say the least. I have read many of the comments on Facebook and it is...

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Reader’s Voice: Answer to Supreme Court: Vote

July 1, 2022Dear editor; I am disgusted what six Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justices have done with these recent rulings: June 23 – Concealed gun carry without a permit; June 24 – Overturned Roe v Wade; June 30 – Carbon emissions okay, EPA forget it; Upcoming – more tampering, I...

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Ask Grandpa: On family dialogue, passive-aggressive

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the July 8, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Remains today: Declaration of independence from tyranny

By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a little bit suspicious, the...

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Ask Grandpa: Justice system valid; on real perseverance

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the July 1, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

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Reader’s Commentary: Strong voice: Opposed to plans at former Carson Pirie Scott

By Donna Zine, Aurora, Ill. Ward resident I am opposed to any zoning and ordinance changes that would allow the current out-of-state owners of the former Carson Pirie Scot property, 970 N. Lake Street in Aurora, to install a passive income model storage unit at that site, or a car...

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