Columnists
Video Voice – When you need a video, and you do need a video!
Videos are more engaging, more memorable, and more popular than any other type of marketing content right now. In the last couple of years,...
Transitions – A lesson in reconciliation
It was with some trepidation that I signed up for a trip to Southeast Asia. It’s been almost fifty years since a war ended...
The Y – Awaken Summer Imagination at Annual Healthy Kids Day
On Sat., April 27, the Naperville YMCAs are holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active...
Raise Your Play IQ – Science and Math for Hungry People
by Alix Tonsgard
It is sometimes said that, “Cooking is science (or math) for hungry people!” Cooking with your kids is fun AND educational!
Think about...
Food Security Solutions
Loaves & Fishes will reach a 35-year anniversary this year, offering a long history of supporting families in crisis. Loaves & Fishes connects families...
Fire Prevention 24-7 – Spring into cleaning with a few fire safety tips
Although it might not quite feel like it here, it is officially spring. Yay! With the arrival of spring comes blue skies, blooming flowers,...
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...
