Showing ignorance best way to discredit position
Abraham Lincoln said, “It is better to be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
Shame Ms. DeCarlo didn’t read that when she submitted a statement to the Naperville City Council disparaging Asian residents of Naperville.
Another supporter of recreational cannabis. Take note, city council.
Charles Brown, Naperville
If you follow the rules, voting by mail unnecessary
I just read the letter from Rosemary Beutell about Vote-by-Mail. My reply is simple. If it’s safe enough for us to go to Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam’s club, Jewel, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, etc., while wearing a mask and gloves, and social distancing, it’s safe enough for us to go to the polls and vote, using the same safety protocols.
Jeff Cesare, Naperville
Ives’ background explains her view of government
My wife and I took a trip to Glacier National Park last summer. To return to Illinois, we rented a car and drove through Montana and the Dakotas.
As we stopped in small towns to experience the ambience of rural America, I became aware of the minimal need the people of rural America have for government. Out there in big sky country, the farmers and ranchers have minimal contact with each other; there are fewer interactions with people that require definition.
So, they naturally reject government defining how to live their lives. Jeanne Ives was raised in rural South Dakota. It defines her outlook on government. As a member of the Illinois General Assembly, she voted “no” on almost every piece of legislation defining government.
As we came closer to home, hospitals were close at hand; police were at the ready for my call; gasoline stations were near; food establishments begged for my patronage; schools were educating my children; businesses were bustling; my neighbors with their varied lifestyles were welcoming me; streets were filled with traffic; big tall buildings beckoned. Because of all this, zoning boards are busy; there are water districts, electric suppliers, sanitation workers, stormwater management agencies.
People were everywhere demanding a definition of the relationship. No person in northeastern Illinois and U.S. House District No. 6 is an island.
And I knew that I loved the urban nature of the district and knew that Jeanne Ives, who is running to be its representative, does not have the mindset to govern its complexity.
Tom Teune, Wheaton
Children’s museums need your support now
Childhood does not pause for a pandemic. The earliest years in a child’s life shape 80% of their brain architecture. Children’s museums across our state shape the crucial interactive learning experiences that are the foundation of our children’s development and nurture lifelong adult-child relationships.
Together with the families, caregivers and educators who are our members, guests, donors and advocates, we create the next generation of artists, innovators, scientists, business leaders and problem-solvers our future requires.
Children absorb and are affected by the people they rely on for love and security. Now more than ever, families in isolation need support to ensure healthy child development.
Children’s museums are stepping up to help by redirecting investments into remote supports and continuing as sources of comfort, connection and information for parents and caregivers facing new challenges. In this new era, children’s museums are finding new ways to mitigate the stress brought by fear and isolation.
We continue supporting families and striving to sustain ourselves through this unprecedented time while losing nearly all of our earned revenue. The rich cognitive, physical and social experiences unique to children’s museums will be as critical when the world re-opens as they have been throughout our history.
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This is the time to build bridges to the future. Arts and cultural institutions must be included in philanthropic and government funding priorities now. No one wants to imagine our brave new world void of special spaces that celebrate creativity, curiosity, awe and wonder.
Children’s museums need your support now. Donate directly to your local museum. Share the beauty and power of our work on social media. Appeal to area funders to support children’s museums with philanthropic resources. Write your federal or state representatives; urge them to include children’s museums in funding.
Now is not the time to de-prioritize rich early childhood experiences essential for brain and relationship building. Today’s young child is tomorrow’s bright, thoughtful, caring citizen — who just may be the next disease-decoding scientist, life-saving doctor or courageous leader.
Andrea J. Wiles, President & CEO, DuPage Children’s Museum
Jennifer Farrington, President & CEO, Chicago Children’s Museum
Mike Delfini, President & CEO, Kohl Children’s Museum
Common sense missing in coronavirus restrictions
Test, test, test. Perpetual testing. Test to enter restaurants, events, workplaces, schools, etc.
Here’s the problem: a 9 a.m. test could reverse at 9:15 am. How can you monitor that?
The answer: 6-foot social distancing. Why not 7 or 10. What if you were only 5 feet away? Will you become infected? Does everyone die from this?
Illinois’ rule to reopen golf courses: only twosomes and 15-minute tee-off spacing. At capacity, a 7,000-yard course will have no more than 38 people. If we operated society like we regulate golf courses, we’d need a bigger planet.
You must wear a mask. You’re protecting others from your exhalation and possible miniscule spittle spewing from your mouth. It’s admitted that masks don’t protect much. Add to that, people constantly adjusting their masks, touching their faces, head, clothes, etc. We are walking petri dishes.
By walking behind someone, you’re breathing their air. Germs are in the air. Everywhere. Always have been, always will be. That’s why we have immune systems.
Stay home … but, quarantining diminishes the body’s ability to make to make the antibodies that work for our benefit, not to mention the stagnation of air and lack of fresh air.
Don’t touch anything. Wear gloves … but gloves have germs on them. Touch also enables the body’s immune system to work and strengthen.
The biggest virus spreading is fear. If you think, read and study today’s events, common sense tells us these reactions are overblown.
But most will not, proving that common sense isn’t very common.
Mark Werthmann, Aurora
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