Grandpa,I just read an online advice column where the lady was whining that her husband does not lock all the doors and windows, set the alarms, and turn on all the outside lights before going to bed. I have the opposite problem. My other half won’t stop locking everything. I
July 15, 2020Dear editor; Governor JB Pritzker’s graduated tax proposal on the November 3 ballot is in the news. I worry about giving carte blanche to the spendthrifts who put our State into such a financial crisis. Without detail for specific tax rates for various levels, the end result could
Grandpa,Here is a scam I just encountered. I got an E-mail from an address claiming to be from the government. It said that I need to verify my unemployment in order to begin receiving checks to help me through these hard-economic times. Because I am still working and have not
Grandpa,Have you ever heard of putting chopped apples and nuts into potato salad? My sister-in-law did it and totally ruined a family get-together. I was the only one with enough gumption to publicly call her out on it. Everyone else was too afraid to hurt her feelings. Potato salad, as
Grandpa,We, as a nation, are going to feel the impact of this corona virus nonsense for generations to come. Our country will never be the same again. Our generation has felt the vice-grip of marshal law imposed on us during peace time. The sad part of it all is that
Grandpa,When I got out of prison (some) years ago, I continued to write to a friend who was still inside. When she got out a couple of months ago, we made arrangements to meet and I introduced her to my family. I never told my family that she was HIV
Grandpa,My daughter was born when I was just 18 years old. When she was 22, she married a man 11 years older than she. She died (not long ago). That means that my very handsome former son-in-law, who is now available, is only seven years my junior. He has never
Grandpa,I am furious with the family of my son’s new wife. I am a widow and raised my son alone. He is a good man, very good looking, and mild tempered. But he married a witch with a capital B. Her family could not afford the kind of wedding that
By Judy Siedlecki When intelligence, medical, and scientific, governmental personnel warned president Donald Trump in January of the imminent highly-contagious viral pandemic attack known as COVID-19, he blithely ignored them and called it the flu which would disappear with the warm weather in April, and a Democratic Party hoax, and
Grandpa,You say some really stupid things in your column. Maybe you should get your nose out of the Bible, the Koran, and other such fairy tales and into a dictionary of the English language. You made an asinine statement to the fellow who wrote in about the parades being held
By Judy Siedlecki Knowledge is power. That’s why Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to keep you in the dark about your very survival from COVID-19. He lied it existed, delayed early testing, told governors to buy their own ventilators, then bid against them, plays favorites with those
Grandpa,Next week would have been my 40th wedding anniversary, except that I threw that old man out (many) years ago. I just got a card from him telling me, “thank you for the good years together”. I don’t know if he is sincere or being a smart (deleted). I want
April 1, 2020Dear editor; The petty partisan criticisms of the Donald Trump administration by political leaders who only seem interested in stoking anxiety and exacerbating division among the American people is disturbing. Governor JB Pritzker has made a name for himself as one of the Nation’s chief nitpickers. In his
Grandpa,Many years ago, I had applied to drive a school bus. I was turned down because I had a minor arrest record for possession of marijuana. I now qualify for the expungement of my record. Once expunged, the company cannot find that I had been convicted unless they kept my
March 30, 2020Dear editor; COVID-19 (coronavirus) and social distancing have given me, and I hope all of us, time to think and evaluate where we are going, personally, locally, and nationally. Non-essential businesses are closed. Were they previously essential? The city government of Aurora wants to put a convention center
Grandpa,I am retired and disabled. I have a health care worker who comes to my home four days per week to help me with various chores and personal hygiene issues. She takes one day a week to go to (a food pantry). My neighbor recently told me that this health
March 16, 2020Dear editor; I know the coronavirus (COVID-19) is serious, and I am a senior citizen, but governor JB Pritzker is, in my opinion, way out of line. Just goes to show you how far out of touch with reality these billionaires are. He and his family are the
Grandpa,There is something wrong with the way my daughter thinks. She has a nice career, earns a good living, but wants her friends to think she is a common thief. One example; yesterday she and a girlfriend went out shopping. She went into a liquor store and came out with
March 6, 2020Dear editor; Five smiling faces enjoying their put down of Christopher Columbus were in A Voice for your opinions, thevoice.us/a-voice-for-your-opinions-what-are-your-thoughts-on-chicago-public-schools-changing-columbus-day-to-indigenous-peoples-day. I asked myself, have any of them read a biography of his life? Many books are available expressing various points of view contrary to the public schools’ rendition
Grandpa,I live in a lovely trailer park and have great neighbors. My husband is (deployed in the military). Yesterday the heat in my home went out. According to the repairman, I should have heat back on by tomorrow. My neighbor saw the repairman’s truck and came over to see if
