Politics draws a wide variety of reactions from the populace in the United States from rapt attention to utter disdain. We all offer reactions of some significance, or, a purposeful complete avoidance. There is good reason for each reaction. Politics is a part of our lives and always will be...
It is too easy to recount negative. Let’s just say disappointing. The Chicago Bears give up a 28-7 lead to winless Denver, and, fell, 31-28. Good, however, for Sean Payton, head coach of Denver and former Naperville Central High School (21-14 victor over rival Naperville North Friday, Sept. 29) and...
With limitations of recent years, we as a larger community, still live in a mobile society. We expect access to sites and places we want to visit. Examples include: First Division Museums at Cantigny, 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, when there are programs, museums, and sites to see; ghosts and history...
Summer, Fall, Winter! We are easing into three of the seasons crossing each other with nearing the end of the Summer seasons, full throttle in the Autumn (Fall) seasons, and on the verge of starting Winter seasons. In professional sports it is baseball, football, and basketball and hockey. We see...
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...
Playoff success is the objective in most sports. The Chicago Cubs as of Thursday, Sept. 21 will have 10 games remaining with the goal of qualifying for the postseason, with six teams in the National League. Qualifying for the playoffs may go down to the last game of the season,...
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...
Sports competition aim on all levels is for the players to enjoy the ride and entertain the fans, yes! The main aim, however, is victory. Focus is victory. Many fans of the Chicago Bears, ardent or casual, are frustrated with the lack of victories, especially against ardent rival Green Bay...
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...
September is automatic reflection: Football is here on all levels, especially college and high school. The Chicago Bears will begin for real Sunday, Sept. 10 against rival Green Bay Packers in a late-afternoon game Sunday, Sept. 10. The University of Illinois escaped at home against (Holy) Toledo, the Mid-American Conference...
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...
Playoffs are among the goals in sports from high schools through to the professional ranks. The first games of the season in high school football and all Fall sports started last weekend. The Chicago White Sox continue to be in a strong running for postgame play this season as one...
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...
The Chicago Cubs at this writing are in fifth place of the six teams seeking postseason play in the National League. There are more than five weeks remaining to the end of the regular season. Much still can happen and likely there will be a change or two in the...
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...
This week is a highlight of the Chicago White Sox at the Chicago Cubs. Cubs-Sox is always a good rivalry and important both for the partisans and for the Chicago area. The Cubs won the first two games this year in July. Nonetheless, the Sox began the series 25 games...
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,’...
College football in Division I continues its growth. Change, at times, overcomes the game’s growth as the headline fixture. There is growth in Division III schools, which includes defending national champion North Central College, Wheaton College, Benedictine University, and Aurora University, all with consistency, excellence, fun, practicality, however, the Division...
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....
Hope springs eternal when the new seasons begin. The Chicago Bears are undefeated and the plan by many, even though unrealistic in the main theme, is to stay undefeated. The Bears will lose this season. It is nearly a guarantee. The aim is to win more than lose and to...
