Letters: West Branch library in Aurora shouldn't be moved

Don’t move West Branch library in Aurora

Who was the person to first propose this crazy idea? The plan to move our community’s beloved treasure, the West Branch library, to a much smaller space in a strip mall on Galena and sell the West Branch building to the school district, who may use it as a food pantry?

Because the West Branch is “too big” and could save millions by being smaller and firing one or two employees?

Of course we first have to spend millions of our tax dollars to renovate and move to the smaller building. And then pay rent on it. And how is it too big? Because it has a multi-purpose room which can be used for library activities, speakers and community meetings? Or an area where children can read and do puzzles?

We want to “stop the progress” right now.

Barbara and Jim Buzzard, Aurora

Time to get ready for post-election environment

With the elections over, lets think about what we’ll be dealing with until the 2020 election, which started last Wednesday.

Nationally, complete gridlock, endless accusations and investigations.

Civil unrest? Since it’s rooted in the left’s ideology, buckle up.

State-wise, our governor-elect has decided to not impose a tax hike right away. How nice of him. Also on the drawing board is another gasoline tax, a new “progressive income tax” to make those evil rich people pay their “fair share” (even though they’re already generating about 90 percent of state and federal revenue).

There’s a financial transaction tax proposed, a sweetened-beverage tax, satellite TV provider tax, a fireworks tax and a 1 percent residential property tax on top of our existing property tax to “fund the pension deficits.”

Emperor Madigan again owns a veto-proof House (and Senate). Talk of legalizing recreational marijuana will probably puff full-steam ahead.

And expect sanctuary statehood. Yet another nail in the coffin of the United States being a bordered, sovereign nation.

Ah, Illinois!

How about voter fraud on a national level? It appears that, by the looks of the ballot fiascos in Florida, Georgia, and Arizona, the Russians have infiltrated there as well. Or is it the Democrats? Hard to tell any more.

You know, if you think about it, it seems like the only entity working tirelessly to overthrow any election has been the Democrats, as it’s been doing since their temper tantrum began on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.

Mark Werthmann, Aurora

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