Slowik: Worst part of Trump’s lies is so many people believe him
Most journalists I know didn’t pursue their careers to become rich and famous. Journalism jobs generally pay a livable wage, but guys like William Randolph Hearst didn’t achieve “Citizen Kane” status...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Time for moderate views to take center stage, too many...
Time for moderates to find their voices Polarization is rampant everywhere. Media and social media amplify and regurgitate it endlessly. People with extreme positions are so vitriolic that trying to...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Immigration laws established for a reason, Roskam far...
Immigration laws need to be followed If a person has the strength and resilience to respect our laws and follow the immigration process, that is the kind of person I want in my country. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleDecent: Naperville Municipal Band concerts perfect way to stir up memories of...
The buses from the care home are parked, the walkers are safely lined up and the giant doors covering the stage slowly rise. In their ubiquitous red polo shirts, band members are appropriately playing...
View ArticleKeaton: It's a whole different world in cyberspace, where tiny toy soldiers...
I’ve been hard at work ridding my house, basement and garage of unwanted or unneeded items by carefully cleaning each one, photographing it from several angles, writing a dazzling description of it,...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Roskam not truthful on Great Lakes issue, Trump right...
Roskam no supporter of the Great Lakes U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, has been issuing weekly mailings touting his efforts to protect the Great Lakes. A fact check on what he claims in the...
View ArticleManker: Big name acts at Ribfest, new entertainment complex could make...
Is Naperville on its way to becoming something of a mini suburban concert mecca? You might never have thought such a notion to be a serious possibility, with large, established concert venues like the...
View Article'I went from being nana to mom': Naperville woman finds fulfillment parenting...
How many days until school starts again? Twenty-six? Thirty-one? Four weeks, three days, two hours, 46 seconds? Vacations may sound fun but very few parents won’t be giving a sigh of relief when...
View ArticleDecent: Quilter turns hobby into career
Naperville quilting queen Catherine Redford has achieved something many of us can only dream about -- she’s turned a hobby into a successful career. The British-born grandmother travels the country...
View ArticleKeaton: More than a year of column-writing leaves me basking in blessings
Every so often it’s good to reflect on life’s blessings. Today’s column revisits some issues I’ve written about in the last 14 months. Suits for Success One of my early columns (June 22, 2017) was on...
View ArticleNaperville letters to the editor
Indignant Roskam shouldn't be surprised In a televised debate on June 26 on Fox 32, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Dist. 6, seemed visibly upset by his Democratic rival candidate Sean Casten. He accused...
View ArticleDecent: Mister Rogers' message of kindness and tolerance still resonates with...
I admit I’d never heard of Mister Rogers until I moved here from across the pond because the only American educational show we imported to England was “Sesame Street.” But he didn’t really come to my...
View ArticleWith 43 car break-ins, 13 car thefts in 6 weeks, Naperville residents...
The most common word people use when they’ve had something stolen from their home or vehicle is “violated.” A stranger has invaded a private space, pawed through belongings and helped themselves to...
View ArticleManker: End of summer lament — so much still to do and so little time before...
Every year like clockwork, summer starts with the best of intentions. The promise of the adventures that await, the commitment to finishing myriad lingering tasks, the thought of finally wiping off a...
View ArticleNaperville letters: Man who collapsed says thank you to good Samaritan,...
Heartfelt thanks for helping save a life To the good Samaritan who took the time to call 911 after I collapsed at the DuPage River Sports Complex on Tuesday, July 24 – I thank you. And to the numerous...
View ArticleThe strange case of an elderly woman who reported being robbed in Naperville,...
It was a great story. Too good not to pursue. But was the tale I first titled “A Thief with a Conscience?” too good to be true? Naperville police can’t say for sure. But in the end, the report was...
View ArticleKeaton: Staying serene in the storm of adolescence no easy feat for mom
“Why are you looking at me like that?” my daughter asked mildly, and I realized I had been staring at her with a wistful smile. I had come home at lunchtime to check out her new braces and to see how...
View ArticleHeading back to school exciting for teachers, too: 3 offer perspectives at...
The backpacks are filled, the alarm is set and the long days of summer are ending. It can only mean one thing — it’s back to school time in Naperville. For teachers, it’s as if they’ve never been away...
View ArticleManker: How did the excitement we once felt for the space program dwindle...
Anyone who has kids or ever was one knows they don’t always take well to things labeled “educational experiences.” Take the same activity and don’t ascribe to it any stated learning value, and...
View ArticleNaperville letters to the editor: Underwood talks issues while Hultgren makes...
Underwood campaigning on issues, not attacks I’m writing in response to the Naperville Sun story, “Underwood outraises Hultgren in latest fundraising quarter, new finance reports show.” Midterm...
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