Columnists
Real Estate Logic – In Real Estate, Only Results Count
How do you feel you are treated when you walk into most businesses today? Are you, the customer, better or worse off then you...
Sales Focus – Avoid Distractions & Heat Up Your Sales
According to a recent survey, we waste about two hours a day due to distractions. We waste the equivalent of 20 days, or four...
Pet Words of Wisdom – Adoption season
April is a transitional month for us here at Dog Patch. The winter gear has been put up and our spring and summer supplies...
The Next Generation – The best places to ring in spring (in Naperville)
April, barring some prolonged cold weather, is going to be a welcome month for Naperville. Downtown businesses are going to be operating at full...
Today’s Navy embraces yesterday’s tradition
There are two different classifications for people who are serving in the United States Navy. The people who were commissioned to be in the...
Pulse of Naperville Music Scene – Record Store Day
Every year that April rolls around something shakes me at my core. I adore Easter and Earth Day, and Tax Day definitely stirs something...
Focus on Safety – Support for survivors
Nobody plans on being a victim of a violent crime. If you ever find yourself in that traumatic experience; however, it’s important to know...
Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Town Hall Meetings in April
In a democracy, all voices are considered equal, and while that is not always the case here in the Land of Lincoln, I work...
Veterans in Touch – MIKEY’S MUSINGS
OMG, it’s April already! It seems as I get older the time goes faster. Many of our friends and fellow Veterans are suffering from...
Exchange Happenings – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
UPDATE, April 25, 2019 / Peggy McGuire reminds us that the 4th Annual Community Begins at Home Breakfast begins at 7:30AM Fri., May 3....
April Editor’s Notes
Above / Every local election is one for the books as voters look toward our city's future. For nearly 100 years, little ones have...
Jack’s Mom
As co-founder of Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, I was recently asked to write this article for Autism Awareness month. I thought that being a journalism...
APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
Every April, World Autism Month begins with the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Day on April 2. On this day and for many the entire...
Journey with Autism – Love power in marriage
When a wedding is forecast and the building excitement is in the air, we really hold one of the oldest traditions up, and in...
Science Corner – Nature is the ultimate authority
Now that anybody can post anything on the internet, made up or not, it can get difficult to know the truth, posing great danger...
The Originators of Lasting Impact
Loaves & Fishes is celebrating its 35th year of having the privilege of serving our community.
An idea from a few dedicated volunteers at St....
Nutrition Knowledge – Teen Nutrition
We hear in the news how obesity in our youth is reaching epidemic status. Even if our teens do not have a weight problem,...
Transitions – The hurt in a word
Tribune reporter Mary Schmich recently wrote about the use of racially charged words in music played in stores and restaurants. As a child, my...
YMCA Strong Kids Campaign – A cause to believe in
Gina is a single mother working hard to support her 7-year-old daughter, Grace. She works full time as a server and attends local community...
Raise Your Play IQ – Emotional Intelligence
by Alix Tonsgard
Over 20 years ago, Daniel Goleman popularized the term Emotional Intelligence (EI). His best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence: Why it Matters More than IQ, informed readers...
