Columnists
Pet Words of Wisdom – Let’s get the dogs out
April is here! Baseball season is underway, the grass is greening up, the trees are leafing out and the fish are jumping. That also...
Real Estate Logic – Pre-approvals are the answer
In recent years, an increasing number of buyers are finding out how much mortgage they can obtain before they begin their house hunting. This...
Exchange Happenings – April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
First declared in 1983 by presidential proclamation, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since then, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance...
Veterans in Touch – Consider your obligation as a citizen
April 4, 2017, is an election for many local offices in Illinois that can affect you as a taxpayer. It is your obligation as...
Circling Back – Where is Jason now?
After spending nine years as Community Relations Coordinator at Indian Prairie School District 204, Jason Altenbern was ready for his next chapter in helping...
Little Friends celebrates National Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month, an initiative set forth to help increase society’s understanding and acceptance of those affected by autism and other...
Journey with Autism – Experience Autism Awareness
I've learned recently that I can be my best self and still fail.
I was in a movie theater with my great recreation coach, obeying...
April Editor’s notes
Put the pieces together to connect community awareness in April
Last month we painted the town green as you’ll note when you turn to our...
Equal Fun For Everyone – Celebrating Families and YOU!
There is nothing more inspiring or humbling as witnessing a room of over 400 people demonstrate their support for your friends and neighbors. That...
Finding Treasure in the Golden Years
Retirement is a wonderful time of life; the “have tos” become replaced by the “want tos.” When my husband Ned and I retired, we...
Video Voice – Make Your Voice Heard
March is always a busy month in Naperville so NCTV17 will be out around town covering the West Suburban Irish St. Patrick’s Day parade...
Art Talk – Site Insight
Trying to stay positive in this news-centric world comes with its challenges. Despite the carnage and contention, alternative facts and false news, I am...
Science Corner – What’s the matter, or what’s matter?
I thought of proposing to my girlfriend with a lump of coal, but she wanted a diamond ring. Coal and diamonds are both identical...
Nutrition Knowledge – Put Your Best Fork Forward
March is National Nutrition Month® and this year’s campaign focuses attention on “making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.”...
Naperville Gardener – March is a good time to…
Tend to your houseplants! Before it’s time to head out to the garden, let’s give our houseplants the attention they need and deserve. Most...
Journey with Autism – In search of a better life
Forward on the front of minds looking into the future, many people are becoming concerned about the most critical crisis on Earth, the fate...
Transitions – Religious diversity
Last month I attended my first service at a Greek Orthodox Church. I have seen many infant baptisms, but the triple full immersion of...
Real Life – All in the family
Were my father alive today, he would have achieved his ninety-seventh year.
Born at home in 1920, his birthplace was a tiny town of less...
Positively Health – What is a Christian Science Reading Room?
You may have seen a Christian Science Reading Room and wondered “What is a Christian Science Reading Room and what goes on in there?”...
The Y – YMCA Summer Camp helps youth experience best summers ever
The Naperville YMCAs are offering Summer Day Camps to give kids an adventurous, active and healthy summer—one that will surely be described as “the...
