Stephanie Penick
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Reflections on the importance of proper languageMar 28, 2016 1:46 pm - After reading Jim Baumann's column "Grammar Moses" in the Sunday editions of the Daily Herald, I've been reminiscing about how much written language has changed since I ...
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Why it's important to get out and voteJan 29, 2016 9:47 am - When I was a child, my folks often read me a rhyme by 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. There was a little girl, Who had a little curl, Right in the...
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Remembering our ties to our French alliesDec 07, 2015 12:34 pm - This story took a twist right after the powerful images of a weeklong Veterans Day display of 2,015 American flags on Naperville's Rotary Hill came down Friday, Nov. 13....
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Penick ponders predilection for P wordsOct 26, 2015 1:18 pm - When I hit the pavement with camera in hand every morning, I probably photograph more pretty pictures along the limestone path at May Watts Park than any other place exc...
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Summer road trip shows what communities have in commonSep 20, 2015 1:00 am - When I was in grade school, classes began after Labor Day when the weather was cooler. My back-to-school wardrobe always included a new lightweight jacket to wear while ...
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Naperville Rotary bike ride to benefit charitiesAug 01, 2015 8:49 am - During summer vacation many years ago, my best buddy, Margaret, and I embarked on a fitness routine just before our senior year at Muncie Central High School. Every ev...
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Fourth of July can make lasting memoriesJul 08, 2015 1:00 am - When I was little, my Grandpa Mitchell said that when corn was "knee-high by the Fourth of July," it would yield a good harvest. I remember wondering whose knees. His w...
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Pain of dementia makes memories hard to hold on toJun 04, 2015 12:01 pm - When I'm out and about, readers often tell me they enjoy this column most when I share memories that jog their memories. So here's a story about our youngest child's rec...
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What's in a name? Often a botched pronunciationApr 27, 2015 12:54 pm - "You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart." At least that's how one of my favorite Carole King songs b...
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Naperville has long history of giving backApr 09, 2015 1:02 pm - Since the late 1840s when Naperville's namesake, Joe Naper, helped establish the Euclid Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, his example of service, charity and de...