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Opinion
There is power in aging
Even if most don't consider old people to be cool or even worthy of celebration, without a question there is power in aging. Any business owner would be wise to hitch their wagon to this star....
Remembering both sides of my father
My father was 91 when he died on March 21, 2009. So this will be the fifth Father's Day since his death. Every June my mind is awash with memories of him.
When a fence is more
Fences serve varied purposes. Sometimes history sharpens the meaning of intertwined wires and fasteners arrayed along a cliff. The razor wire in front of a bunker at Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France,...
We're big enough to address homelessness
We've just concluded our 21st season of providing emergency shelter to families and individuals who've lost their homes in west Cook County. For 234 consecutive nights, our compassionate, generous...
Journal's editorials
Oak Park village board: more united than not
There is tension on the Oak Park village board. That was clear last Monday night when split votes on referring a matter to the Plan Commission revealed a genuine difference of approach and that some...
Southtown Oak Park's future
The issue that divided the village board last Monday was retail zoning restrictions for the Southtown shopping district at Oak Park Avenue at the Ike. Right now the area has the same strict...
How to pay teachers
In the annals of public education, when a school district announces it is undertaking a compensation study, it's time for taxpayers to lock up their wallets. That's because compensation studies...
Concealed handgun bill vote: common sense shot down
Hard to craft a scenario where Springfield could utterly fail more than last week when pensions, gay marriage and a casino deal all flamed out while a conceal carry law that just gave up on any...
Letters to the editor
Columns / One views
Thanks for supporting gay marriage
I would like to thank my friend, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-8th), for supporting gay marriage and not equivocating before the vote. Removing discrimination is important in ways that aren't obvious.
Mission impossible: keeping the peace
Upon entering motherhood, I donned the mantle of keeper of the peace. At the outset, I gave no thought to how exhausting and never-ending this pursuit would be or if I even possessed the human power...
Thanks for helping us launch the School of Rock
What a day we had! The School of Rock has finally arrived. I want to thank the people who helped make this happen. We are pretty sure that well over 500 people came through our building on May 11 to...
The meat of the matter - readers weigh in
Editor's note: The online comments were pretty lively on our front page news story last week about villagers who asked the village board to encourage "Meatless Monday" to help improve our overall...
Ken Trainor
Embracing the hassle of Oak Park
At Day in Our Village on March 2 (the calendar said "June," but it must have been March. I could see my breath), Tracy Brooker of OPRF Embrace, a new initiative to accentuate the positive, said they...
A book about an open window
Three and a half years is a long gestation, but I just birthed a book — my second. The Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church, 1962-65, is the entry portal, but the book is about much...
The meaning of life can be found 'between'
This column about one of my old college profs ran on March 16, 2011. Afterward, I decided to track him down and found him retired and living in Palos Heights. In fact, he was about to conduct his...
How to be a better writer
As a newspaper editor for over 22 years, a newspaper columnist for over 28, and having written two books (more on that in a future column), I've been contemplating the craft of late. During the last...
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