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Guest Column: Demonization of Oil Industry Unwarranted in These Critical Times

December 23, 2020 by Villagers Voice

By Seth Whitehead, Executive Director, Illinois Petroleum Resources Board

The North Face, a company whose product line is dominated by petroleum-based polyester and nylon, recently refused to allow an oilfield service company’s logo to be placed on its jackets. The reason: because the oil service company is “not consistent” with The North Face’s co-branding standards. To be more blunt, it was reported that The North Face places oil and natural gas companies in the same undesirable category as alcohol, tobacco and pornography. Talk about biting the hand that feedstocks you! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Columns, Letter From the Editor, Special to The Voice Tagged With: OIL AND GAS

Guest Column: The Bloody Truth of Domestic Abuse

August 14, 2020 by Kathy Sands

By Jenny McKinney

Domestic Violence may have earned a prettier name and a month of its own, but our losses still outnumber our victories. As a nation, we are losing this war. There is no outrage in our communities when a woman speaks out, and resources are limited. We live in a world that chooses to not see, and see they do not. [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Special to The Voice Tagged With: domestic abuse

Judge McHaney Speaks His Mind in Friday Afternoon Case

May 23, 2020 by Kathy Sands

Chief Judge Michael McHaney of Clay County had this to say at the conclusion of the case he heard yesterday afternoon (Mainer v Pritzker) in the Clay County courtroom: [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID19 Lawsuits, Special to The Voice Tagged With: Clay County, COVID-19, Illinois

Opinion: Governor’s Lockdown Disregards Parts of Public Health Preparedness and Response Plan

May 1, 2020 by Kathy Sands

By Kathy Sands

The state of Illinois has a plan for pandemic influenza preparedness and response. There are some who might seize on the word "influenza" and state that COVID-19 is not that. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Columns, IL Coronavirus News, News, Opinion, Special to The Voice Tagged With: COVID-19, Illinois

Opinion – President Trump Economy: Good for Illinois. Good for America.

November 20, 2019 by Villagers Voice

By Representative Darren Bailey

Illinois’ economic fortunes are turning around. After years of struggling to recover from the so-called Great Recession of 2008, the tide seems to be turning. Here are some of the headlines this year from the Illinois Department of Employment Security:

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Columns, News, Special to The Voice Tagged With: Darren Bailey, opinion, Trump

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