Don’t take community’s positive actions for granted

Sometimes it’s difficult to start our day after reading or hearing of violence in communities throughout the world.

USTA lessons part of local group’s vision to grow game

Tennis anyone? That’s more than a casual invitation to pick up a tennis racket these days in Aurora, as a long-term vision to grow the game is coming into focus now in Streeter Park. A story in last week’s edition reported that a six-week tennis clinic will be offered each Saturday from Aug. 20-Oct.

Airport authority actions called into question

Dear Editor: To the Taxpayers of  Hamilton County,  Tuesday night, July 12, 2022, during the Aurora Airport Authority meeting, members unanimously refused to discuss an inquiry from myself regarding their decision to just give a private individual possession of historic airport relics of days gone...

Fighting the way God created us not worth it

Dear Editor:  Up to this week no one has written of any concern or disagreement with the Pride Parade or the drag queens performing at the Hamilton County fairgrounds. You may find my thoughts a bit different.  I want to tell you about my ears. When born, I had perfectly normal ears.

Money talks now more than ever in college sports

Just as I was getting accustomed to the Big Ten having more than 10 teams they did it again.  The Big Ten Conference added two more -- UCLA   and Southern California.

Bands on the Bricks an invite to enjoy feel-good family vibe

It’s a perfect recipe for genuine hometown fun. Debuting with its much-anticipated opening night Friday, Bands on the Bricks returns for a fifth year in 2022, drawing a crowd that has fully embraced Sara Sutherland’s concept of a feel-good night of music, family, friends and fun.

Veterans help in time of need

Dear Editor: This is a very true story I have been waiting to tell. It happened one morning in the spring of the 1990’s about 10:30 on a Sunday. This older car pulled into our driveway, man, woman and three young children. The car was running very poorly.

Retaining employees a key challenge in today’s world

Last month I established some background information about why we are facing workforce challenges in our community, across the state, and throughout the nation.

Might we be flushing away two precious resources?

As our home’s collection box for recyclables seems to fill faster every week I begin to wonder when we’re going to be asked to recycle everything. That question was reinforced recently when a New York Times story written by Catrin Einhorn emphasized my concern. We warn you.

Food for thought on lawsuits, vaccines, gas prices

Might wonder why our legal court systems are over-burdened. It seems attempted lawsuits come from everywhere. Here’s a prime example of a recent issue: The elephant “Happy” at the Bronx Zoo is not a person.