Letters to the editor: Stopping Trump rally nothing to celebrate
Stopping Trump rally nothing to celebrate With all due respect to Phil Arvia and John Piotrowski ("Amid drama, campaign gives teachable moments," 3/18/16), nobody should be excited to be the "first"...
View ArticleChirico: All taxpayers benefit with city-township cooperation on roads
It has been almost a year since the city of Naperville's elected leadership had its largest turnover in a generation. The voters sent a clear message to City Hall: Take a fresh look at how and why the...
View ArticleManker: Daddy-daughter bonding time while getting a ... pedicure?
To any dads out there struggling for new ideas of things to do with your tween and teen daughters, here's another possibility to add to the list: Daddy-daughter pedicures. Now, before you dismiss the...
View ArticleMego: Time to call a spade a spade, and cut 'culture' out of SECA
There came a time when people reluctantly accepted the fact that the Holy Roman Empire was no longer holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. And so it is with SECA, Naperville's Special Events and Cultural...
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Fee or tax, residents paySo, the city of Naperville collected an extra $1 million in garbage fees in January and February, "thus covering the entire cost of trash collection." We have always paid for...
View ArticleSpeak Out: Differing views on Trump, terrorism suicides senseless, enough...
Perplexed about protesters: So many people are against Donald Trump for president. I'm a Republican, and I'm not crazy about him either. But these protesters are way out of line with keeping people...
View ArticleManker: Nothing beats the thrill of vacation, and the agony of spring
Back to reality. That's what Napervillians cried en masse this week upon returning from our out-of-town spring break adventures near and far. Whether to the warmth of coastal regions or even just...
View ArticleJanek: You say 'alabaster,' I say 'white': staying trendy can be a pain
Is white the new gray? Based on several paint manufacturers, it just might be. I embraced "Naperville gray" a couple of years of ago when I painted a good portion of the first floor of my house a...
View ArticleSpeak Out: Pope should take in homeless immigrants
Playground politics: You have two frontrunners going at it on the Republican side. If anyone approves of the way they are making the United States look with their playground stunts, you are a nut job...
View ArticleNaperville letters to the editor: Township spending, volunteers praised, and...
Wojtasiak story unfair It must be a slow day for news. Your story about Stan Wojtasiak (Naperville Township highway commissioner) is very unfair. Spending $3,500 over two and a half years to reward...
View ArticleManker: Doing a little trash talkin' about garbage cans and scenic hills
Napervillians are talking a lot of trash lately. Two recent stories have me thinking about where we put our garbage and recycling, short term and long term. First, there's the issue of residential...
View ArticleMego: Garbage can ugliness dictated by eye of the beholder
It was inevitable, I suppose, that some people would become upset if their neighbors didn't hide their trash and recycling carts from view during the week. The carts are, after all, large enough to be...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Keep trash cans out of driveway
Keep trash cans out of driveway I read Rob Manker's column on the placement of the trash cans. My comment is that I don't really mind the trash bins being on the side of the house, but on the driveway...
View ArticleManker: Debate over moving finally resolved: No place like home
To move or not to move? That is the question. Well, it has been the question in our house at times, though not often with much real momentum. Nearly 14 years into our "starter home," it looks...
View ArticleJanek: Mulching season's here, but don't kill new trees with your purchase
For those who love their gardens, now is the time to be looking for fairies, gnomes and dancing spirits. Last weekend's balmy, sunny weather signaled the beginning of garden shopping frenzy. It is our...
View ArticleMego: Downtown parking needs creative solution
Iincreasing the number of downtown parking spaces is basically an exercise in futility. Sure, adding a few spaces may get one or two more customers to a particular store, but it doesn't solve the real...
View ArticleSpeak Out: Road tax opposition, false flags and illegal aliens
Beseech Cruz not to preach: I have nothing bad to say about any of the politicians running for president. I will listen to all of the candidates to see what comes out of their mouth. It may be...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Trash can storage, constitutional amendment
Constitutional amendment needed In an effort to make a dent in the Illinois budget crisis, several partial solutions have arisen that require amendments to the Illinois state constitution. The most...
View ArticleManker: Dad grows nostalgic watching his kids trade baseball cards
If you're ever yearning for one of those cycle-of-life moments, you'll get it when you see your children engaging in the same hobbies you did as a child. If there were one singular activity that...
View ArticleMego: Per-mile driving tax not so far-fetched in Sucker State
I'm pretty sure it wasn't a real proposal, but it sure got people talking. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton submitted a bill to tax drivers by the mile, a measure supposedly meant to counter a...
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