July 30, 2022Dear editor; Don’t know how to contact the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) management, but I have to tell you that they should check for thieves! I flew from Rockford to Mesa/Tempe, Ariz. and back to Illinois in February this year, and had no problems, either way. In April,
September 4, 2022Dear editor; Thank you, Yorkville, for supporting your Yorkville Public Library by attending and purchasing books, puzzles, CDs, and DVDs at the Friends of the Library 14th Used Book Sale held over Labor Day weekend. All proceeds go directly to support and promote programs and services at the
August 18, 2022Dear editor; The Fall general election season is in full swing. With that comes candidate forums. As a 100+ year old, trusted organization, it is the League of Women Voters’ tradition to host candidate forums which voters use to get educated on candidates’ positions on issues of importance
August 22, 2022Dear editor; Reading about the mosquito abatement spraying in the Oswego Village Newsletter, makes me wonder if that control is what has eliminated our butterflies and bees this year? I read a letter to the editor from Ken Mozingo in the local newspapers, Ledger and The Voice, that
August 16, 2022Dear editor; Aurora Noon Lions Club just celebrated a big birthday: A century of service. The occasion was marked during a 100th anniversary celebration July 26 at Gaslite Manor Banquets in Aurora. It featured a centennial banquet, recognitions by the City of Aurora and Lions Clubs International, and
August 22, 2022Dear editor; Fear emboldens right-wing forces that make and use unjust laws to silence the vast majority who support reproductive justice, including the right to choose if and when to have children. Let’s continue to raise our voices and organize! It’s going to take a bold intersectional democratic
August 8, 2022Dear editor; The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a national health emergency. The first case was diagnosed May 19. By June 3, there were 21 cases and now, we are up to more than 10,000. What did authorities do to prevent the first few cases from spreading? If
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
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
July 30, 2022Dear editor; Once again The Voice published letters filled with emotional blathering. This time regarding gun control. There’s a solid solution which would end all such gun control debate. The following facts clearly point to the problem and the solution: • International statistics show the USA is third
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
July 22, 2022Dear editor; Imagine a tax that confiscates one-half of the purchasing power of your entire life savings in less than eight short years! That’s what the current 9.1% inflation rate is doing to you and your family’s financial security. It cuts the purchasing power of your current wages
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
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
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
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
June 27, 2022Dear editor; Donald Trump said all along that if elected he would appoint justices who would overturn Roe v Wade, to take away women’s reproductive rights and turn those rights over to the legislative powers of each state, many of which already had trigger laws banning abortion immediately,
June 13, 2022Dear editor; Some among us may ask questions of the purpose, or, the value of the public hearings being presented by the January 6 (2021) Committee of the House of Representatives. Most of us who have been paying attention to the various political maneuverings which have taken place
June 2, 2022Dear editor; My letter is handwritten because my computer has been hacked. My experience in dealing with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) suggests to me that the first-place acceptance for many interesting programs do not go to my son, Paul. Others receive first choice. I suggest
May 26, 2022Dear editor; The writing and publication dates of Phil Wood’s recent commentary in The Voice on The answer: Intact mother/father, May 19, 2022) on our Nation’s gun laws preceded the sad incident in Uvalde, Texas, but it is nonetheless unfortunate that many of us now find it difficult
