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Sue Jelinek

Sue Jelinek welcomes story ideas from ship to shore. Contact her at jelinst@sbcglobal.net.

Stay On Top of Good Health Practices

Many people start the New Year making resolutions to improve something in their lives. I’d like the people who read my column to think...

Remember Everyone Deployed

There is no place like home for the holidays. Unfortunately, that is not possible for the approximately 200,000 air, ground and naval personnel deployed...

Let’s Pay Tribute To Veteran Nurses

There’s an iconic picture of a U.S. sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on VJ (Victory in Japan) Day, August 14, 1945. I’ve...

Remember October as Fire Prevention Month

Fire Prevention week is observed nationally in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire which began on October 8, 1871. That fire killed more than...

Remember to remember

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Amsterdam. I didn’t know that this city has more canals than Venice. As we traveled through the canals,...

Learning about school and team colors

I was never conscious of school colors when I was growing up. As the youngest of seven girls, I went to a Catholic school...

Remember women of revolutionary times

In a letter dated March 31, 1776, written to John Adams, Abigail Adams told her husband, “I desire you would remember the ladies.” She cited...

The right road to land planning

Update, May 30, 2024 / I think I jinxed myself with my June story.  The cloud cap definitely broke over our area.  On Tuesday...

April’s stunning images

April was an exciting time to be in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. First, we were treated to almost two minutes of a total solar eclipse...

Wonders of history

According to the news reports, I live in the fastest growing area in the United States. I remember when Naperville was growing from a...