Stephanie Penick
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Frank Osterland loved learning, NapervilleFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Unlike my 85-year-old dad, I haven't acquired the habit of reading the obituaries every day. With his good nature, my dad adheres to the old saying, "Don't take life too...
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The Y2K craze left a unique paper trailJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - I discovered I have a dilemma as this new millennium heads toward the end of its first decade. A few weeks ago, I found a box of Glow in the Dark Y2K Toilet Paper stashe...
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A look at past and future presidentsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - When this column began nearly 10 years ago, it didn't occur to me my thoughts would appear on some significant dates. For instance, election days always fall on Tuesdays...
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Reflecting on birds and winterJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Trying to make light of the weekend's blasts of snow - shoveling sidewalks for the umpteenth time this season - I passed the time thinking about things that seem to happ...
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Looking ahead to Naperville's 2009Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Until recently, I could only think of one other time in nearly 10 years when my editor, Bob Smith, suggested a specific topic for my column. That was back in July 2006 ...
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Celebrating the holidays and peaceDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Exactly 16 years ago, I celebrated the holidays anticipating my first trip to Naperville, population 89,000. During the flight from Newark to O'Hare on New Year's Day, ...
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Celebrating a season of GoodwillDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - In the spirit of the season's celebration of peace and goodwill toward men and women, I wasn't sure how to begin today's column. Considering some unseemly distractions ...
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Naperville needs to make wise parking decisionsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - My first car was a new 1968 "rally green" Rambler American, built by American Motors. The 1958 hit song "Beep Beep" became my theme song. I still know the lyrics to the...
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It's the season for bands and tubaDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Ron Keller and I go way back to my early days in Naperville. Of course, "way back" to me as a relative newcomer means something entirely different to the Naperville nat...
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Reflecting on what matters mostNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - This year, my friend Lynda Reilly's birthday falls on Thanksgiving. Considering leap years and that Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November, my birthday has fall...