Cantigny Park is a bucolic 500-acre park in Wheaton and is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune. In the late 1800s the land was acquired as a country estate which Medill called Red Oaks. In 1896-97 Medill built
There has been a rash of UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) sightings of late. In the 1950s, such a rash was called a “flap.” These days, it’s been a “flap-and-a-half” because a good deal of humankind the world over has gotten on the bandwagon. Even the usual explanations given by government
Politics is ever-present in our daily lives; always has been and always will be a part of the daily fabric of society’s existence. Now, however, more than in a long time, perhaps even ever, there is a greater dissent, not just differences of opinions. We find various factions examining the
Reprinted from the August 5, 2021 editionSecond of three parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker writes in “The Art of Gathering.” (Part one was an esssential methods of gatherings. We find ourselves in part two.) “For as long as she lived, Virginia Kirkus told everyone that
We are connected in many ways and with many in our communities, to a greater or lesser extent, like it or not like it. There are events in preparation for the near future and events gaining ground with planning in the distance.The Aurora Historical Society’s exhibit, “Here Comes the Bride,’
Reprinted from the August 5, 2021 editionFirst of three parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker writes in “The Art of Gathering.” “If we can understand what makes these gatherings effective and memorable, then we can re-frame and redirect them to benefit everyone, host and guest alike,”
I met a rich man today. He was on the Chicago BNSF (Burlington Northern Sante Fe) #1315 train returning to Aurora. His daughter sat with him, playing with her toys and eating Good and Plenty candies. She had just had her hair done by her older sister so it was
Musings: UFOs (unidentified flying object) over Las Vegas? What’s going on here? Do the ETs want to try their luck? And why would they? If they can travel through the Galaxy at “warp speed,” they really don’t need “luck,” do they? They are smart enough to have invented a gizmo
Mutual Ground, Inc.’s next chief executive officer, Linda Maranda, joins the organization after serving as vice president of Strategic Partnerships for Haymarket Center in Chicago Aurora-based Mutual Ground announced June 20, 2023, that Linda Maranda has been hired as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Maranda, who is leaving her
Communities offer interaction with members of the communities. Governments are involved as a part of the process. Approval of governmental activities by the public is important to those active in government. Public relations is important. Interaction and communications are a part of the process. The National Night Out Tuesday, Aug.
It was a bucolic Summer’s day and a short train ride to the Brookfield Zoo with a picnic to be savored. I wanted to take photographs of the Zoo animals for my next children’s book with a working title of “A Zoo Menagerie.” The Chicago Zoological Society manages the Zoo,
Topics this week include the sizzling Summer heat factor, a pause on politics for the middle of the Summer, one year away from national political conventions, and finding last- gasp items for those who soon will focus on back-to-school, the latter a natural topic when the calendar relentlessly turns to
Notes and thoughts in another crowded edition of The Voice:
Reprinted from March 24, 2022Last of two parts Kendra Ward wrote the following article which was published in the 2021 Spring issue of YES magazine. “We can engage in simple rituals of reciprocity by finding a daily communion with the creatures, waterways, and stars that remind us something vibrantly alive
Recently, North Korea’s Little Rocket Man, Kim Jong Un has been showing off by blowing up stuff, mainly Japanese ocean water. His actions brought back memories of his granddaddy, Kim Il Sung, the Grand Poobah of the North, who ruled when I was enjoying my military vacation in the Korean
When the important celebration and recognition of Independence Day, July 4, is concluded each year, and following recovery, whether one day or one week, next on the horizon is back-to-school and last-gasp Summer activities. We enjoyed excellent weather for Independence Day. We received some welcome rain to put to an
Musings: Many so-called “Christians” have a strange idea of what Christianity is all about. They cherry-pick verses in their bibles and often take them out of context in order to back up these strange ideas. Some “Christians” don’t have bibles at all, and so they depend on others for their
All of us newspaper readers have our favorite sections, and yes, changes in newspapers have been continual, just as does every slice of life make changes, modifications, alterations. For example, one segment of readership may want to peruse classified ads, or, commentaries, or, letters, or, sports, or, meetings, or…. Yes,
Did you ever think about pounding a No. 2 pencil up your nose? Neither did I. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to something more beneficial to our well-being, such as meeting new people. Many of us have been sheltering just like cloistered monks because of the
There is good reason we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. It is less a focus on politics and more an understanding that the country took steps to break away from sovereign rule, England, and take its own course with a sense of independence. This year is 247 years
