Reprint from August 1, 2019First of three parts The NAACP gathered in Detroit and leaders urged presidential hopefuls prior to the Democratic Party presidential debates earlier this week and for its own convention, not to shy away as Donald Trump fans the flames of racism. Lauren Gambino writes for The...
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will celebrate its first full year of service to the Fox Valley area at the regularly-scheduled membership meeting, Thursday, Oct. 12, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, in Montgomery. Meeting and dinner will be held in the...
Continuing the further adventures of PFC (Private First Class) Chas (as promised): Having survived boot camp and the Third Herd, I was still at the mercy of Uncle Sam. I was obliged to serve one year of active reserve duty and one year of inactive reserve duty. Good soldier that...
This was posted on “x.com” by someone whose handle I couldn’t copy. The post is true to the extent that I concur with it. He wrote, “… I started the process of building 18 units for families in (desperate) need of housing. I ran into a bunch of red tape...
Reprint from October 1, 2020Last of four parts Hospitals in the United States are considering a concept known as “hospital at home.” It is according to an article by Nate Berg, published in FastCompany, magazine and online journal. ‘“You have 65% to 70% of Medicare-eligible patients not able to access...
A couple of weeks ago, I tossed out my daily ration of birdseed on the patio for our feathered friends. Approximately two dozen sparrows soon swooped down and in their midst was a brightly- colored green and yellow version. It was too early for Halloween, so could it be a...
In spite of what a few still may think, space is a premium in newspapers. We want to reflect our Counties’ populations and be focused on our readers. This space is happily providing photos of Mexican Independence and the celebration of Jewish New Year 5784, both in Aurora. We provide...
“Be slow to fall into friendship. But when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” —Socrates What a precious gift is friendship. To give and receive. Another person thinks friendship with you has value and merit. They trust you with their secrets and know your most intimate life details. They...
The Chas must confess that he has not been very observant where chimneys are concerned. Contrary to what he wrote in his previous essay, there are chimneys facing the street; moreover, there are chimneys in the front of some houses. Sorry for the confusion. Speaking of confusion, our resident UFO...
September 11, 2001 to September 11, 2023. In 22 years at the historic devastation at the World Trade Center little has changed for the feeling generated by the American people. It is unlikely to change for at least another generation. It could be close to the year 2050 prior to...
Reprint from September 17 and 24, 2020Second of four parts The following article by Nate Berg was published in FastCompany magazine, an online journal originally and inThe Voice in 2020. In part one last week, the focus was on hospital work done in homes. Among others, Raphael Rakowski, Bruce Leff,...
We have various points and positions to develop in this space, some consequential and some inconsequential. We say: Labor Day brings mixed thoughts and reviews with values in accordances with a person’s view. The end of Summer may be a mixed bag. September may to the introduction to ideas and...
Musings: Where is your chimney located, dear reader? Is it an external or an internal chimney? I ask because I recently have become fascinated by chimneys. An external chimney is a structure attached to the main body of the house, whereas an internal chimney is a pipe which runs from...
Politics! The age-old art form draws a great deal of attention today and has drawn attention for centuries. It will not fade away as long groups of individuals will draw into governance each day and each year. According to the Oxford dictionary: “The activities associated with the governance of a...
All holidays are special to most of us. Labor Day will be Monday, Sept. 4. To some individuals it is a day off, or, Summer’s Last Stand, or, an opportunity to take an extended holiday trip. Labor Day is a special salute to those who work for a living, a...
Reprinted from the August 12, 2021 editionLast of three parts Every day we find ourselves in gatherings, Priya Parker wrote in “The Art of Gathering.” If we can understand what makes these gatherings effective and memorable, then we can reframe and redirect them to benefit everyone, host and guest, alike....
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...
