May 23, 2022Dear editor; Here is a response to the Reader’s Voice article: Reader’s Voice: The answer: Intact mother/father in the May 19 edition. This is on target as far as it goes, but preserving families appears to be easier said than done. Any specific suggestions as to how to
April 25, 2022Dear editor; Vote yes on the June 28 Referendum to provide funding for OFPD (Oswego Fire Protection District) to keep up with our growing safety needs. In 2002, the only thing in town on Route 34 was farmland and the Home Depot and the population was approximately 15,000.
May 14, 2022Dear editor; Sadly, now that warm weather is finally arriving, we will hear the weekend death count from local shootings in Chicago and the surrounding area precipitously grow. Predictably, on the first warm, three-day weekend, the body count will double. We are seeing more violence and robberies taking
May 3, 2022Dear editor; My mailbox is being flooded with colorful propaganda disguised as campaign advertisement. Lies! It is propaganda from a candidate who has not shown his face to my County’s GOP? The mailers continue to have the same message on a different day Richard Irvin wants you to
April 30, 2022Dear editor; “Conservatives Under Attack” claim they are victims of relentless attacks by social media, fake news media, federal agencies and the Democratic Party. Their remedies: Shrink the federal government. I learned in school that lack of government is chaos; secure the border with Mexico: Build the wall
April 22, 2022Dear editor; I found myself agreeing with much of what John and Nisha Whitehead said in their article in The Voice, April 21, Financial tyranny can stifle fiscal responsibility. Yes, our national debt is out of control and shameful. Just like most of us, the Whiteheads blame out
April 14, 2021Dear editor; I am a member of The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library, and it was my first Mini-Golf Fun Raiser Event Sunday, April 3. Before I started my shift, I had time to walk through the Library to see how the golf course set up. There
April 15, 2022Dear editor; By now, most of our senators and representatives in Congress as well as most of their constituents, believe that climate change is real and mostly human caused. But the short-term threats of high inflation, Eastern European instability, and the political posturing ahead of elections in November
April 1, 2022Dear editor; April 23, America’s Army Reserve will celebrate the generations of soldiers who, like many patriots before them, embraced their roles as citizen soldiers, and continue their proud and distinguished legacy of service in the Army Reserve. Through the interwar years, WWII, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam,
March 15, 2022Dear editor; State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) announced his March Diaper & Baby Wipe Drive for Women’s History Month. Throughout the month of March, individuals can drop off new and unused diapers and baby wipes at representative Batinick’s office to help mothers in need. “During Women’s History Month,
March 8, 2022Dear editor; A year ago January, governor JB Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law. The Safety Accountability, Fairness & Equity Today Act was quickly drafted and un-vetted. Ultimately, it has not demonstrated its purported outcomes of making Illinois neighborhoods safer. This legislation was sent to the Governor’s
Monday, Feb. 28Dear editor; It seems that everyone who is anyone is peddling a book these days, including some of the more regular contributors to this publication. When I happened upon several dusty unbound copies of my PhD thesis during a recent pandemic-induced decluttering effort, the thought occurred to me
February 8, 2022Dear editor; It is an irony that former president Donald Trump finds himself facing a couple of district attorneys who are African American and that he is calling them “racists” just because of the color of their skin. He has said, “They are coming after you.” It is
January 3, 2022Dear editor; As we enter the new year, many of us are making resolutions. We may be resolving to exercise more often, take up a journaling practice, or choose more vegetables over sweets. This year begins my final year in the Illinois House representing the 97th District and
December 23, 2021Dear editor; For almost two months we have been hearing that the Democrats in the Senate have been trying to reach agreement on the Build Back Better bill. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was supposedly holding out because it was too big in spending and increasing the
December 22. 2021Dear editor; The Just Food Initiative (JFI) of the Fox Valley offers thanks to those here in the Fox Valley and beyond who donated to its first Giving Tuesday campaign. A special thank you goes to the Dunham Foundation, which awarded Just Food with a Giving Tuesday Incentive
December 6, 2021Dear editor; Christmas Cards for Vets is still going after 10 years, thanks to many helpers. Diane Beukelman and Beth Peshia from Oswego Senior Center were on hand at Christmas Walk Saturday this year for the final signing of the cards that have been made into ornaments. There
December 3, 2021Dear editor; The Zonta Club of Aurora asks you to join us and say, “No To Violence Against Women” during our annual campaign, November 25 through December 10. The Zonta Club of Aurora undertakes many service projects in keeping with Zonta International’s mission of advancing the status of
November 28, 2021Dear editor; The United Methodist Church of Plano wishes to thank everyone for supporting their Christmas sale November 20. The Christmas Sale consisted of Christmas decorations, greenery, snowmen, wreaths, Santas, dishes, ornaments. Donations from the Christmas sale went into the “Save the Windows” Fund which is to restore
November 16, 2021Dear editor; We are “Aurora’s Four Ms”, Myrna Molina, Mavis Bates, Monica Silva, and Michelle Gumz, and we are excited to announce that we all will be running again in 2022 to retain our seats on the Kane County Board. We are grateful for the support that Aurora
