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Pet Words of Wisdom – Seven years of dog rescues
I love fall at Dog Patch! Families get back into a rhythm with school and other activities, kind of forcing a routine and we...
Real Estate Logic – Only Realtors Know the Market?
Real estate is one of those businesses where everyone thinks they are an expert. I have heard that the advertising business has a similar...
Word of Mouth – Not fake news
I am baffled by the fake news label. With our unprecedented access to facts, literally at our fingertips, no one should be taken in...
Exchange Happenings – 30 years of Exchange Club of Naperville
The Exchange Club of Naperville is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. Chartered in September 1987 with 50 members, today the club is going...
Veterans in Touch – Disturbing fact
Twenty Veterans across all eras commit suicide each day. That is an ugly fact that breaks my heart every time I read it. September...
Knowledge is power
Any parent whose child has just been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has to have a thousand questions running through their mind. The...
At the movies – ‘Logan Lucky’
Logan Lucky is almost like a distant sequel of Ocean's 11. A less luxurious, more ridiculous, backwoods sequel.
Steven Soderbergh, who came out of semi-retirement...
Pulse of Naperville Music Scene – Arrive for opening acts!
I go to a lot of concerts, and one thing I always try to do is arrive in time for the opening act. Opening...
September Editor’s Notes
Kids are back in school. Many teens are off to college for the first time. And the 52nd Annual Last Fling, the Naperville Jaycees’...
Equal Fun for Everyone – Be a Part of the WDSRA Team!
Over the summer WDSRA hired approximately 100 seasonal staff to be camp counselors, one-on-one staff, coaches, music & art assistants, and more. They have...
Science Corner – Total eclipse of the sun
Imagine: You are outside on a sunny day, and it starts to get really dark, not just heavily overcast, but night-dark, perhaps dark enough...
Video Voice – Support community TV
The Riverwalk, Naper Settlement, and a vibrant downtown. Much like these well-known amenities, NCTV17 is also unique to Naperville. Few communities in the nation...
Art Talk – Give me Giverny . . .
Gardens. Art lovers have been fascinated by them for years. From Hieronymus Bosche's Garden of Earthly Delights through Andy Warhol's Poppies, botanical depictions have...
Nutrition Knowledge – Thinking Outside the (Lunch) Box
The start of school is only a few weeks away, and that has us rounding up school supplies and thinking about school lunches. The...
Naperville Gardener – Where will you be on August 21, 2017?
On Mon., Aug. 21, 2017, North America will experience a total solar eclipse. The last one was 40 years ago, so be sure to...
Journey with Autism – Movie inspires thoughts for the world
Lion is a movie that last year was nominated for an Academy Award. It tells the life story of a boy's glaringly shocking journey...
Transitions – Letters for My Son: Chronicles of a mother’s love
As the mother (and grandmother) of girls, I am hyperconscious of the messages they receive. They have more choices than the ones I did...
Real Life – Catching up
I was slightly overwhelmed this spring.
Between selling a vacation home and leaving for a trip, I found myself completely behind in June. The garden...
Positively Health – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
In these days when civil debate is eclipsed by prejudicial outbursts and name-calling of all sorts, I am reminded of one of my favorite...
The Y – Confident kids, contributing adults
Children are like sponges—they watch and absorb knowledge, skills and values from everything and everyone around them. At the Y, we believe the values...
