Stephanie Penick
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Wentz shines during CSO concertNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The first time I heard Barbra Streisand's rendition of "The Best Gift," I connected with it. It begins, "The best gift that I ever got didn't really weigh a lot -" The ...
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It's easy for leftie conversations to go southNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - What did I learn last week? First, I learned reader response to my left-handed commentary about Molly Dooker wines ranked right up there with columns about geese, deer a...
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Wine tasting puts guests in the right state of mindNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm right-handed. Since early childhood, many of my dearest friends have been left-handed. It's true. Even my closest cousin of 125 first cousins is left-handed. (As fo...
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Naperville looks for ways to handle budget crunchOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Early in this election campaign, I posted a quote by French impressionist Henri Matisse on the frame of my computer monitor. "What I dream of is an art of balance, of pu...
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Naperville's restaurants serve up fine diningOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - When we moved here in early 1993, maybe a dozen eateries existed in downtown Naperville. At that time, most were located with entrances within a block of Chicago Avenue...
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Columnist shows community support by pitching ideasOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I first met Earl Meisinger about 10 years ago at a Wheatland Plowing Match Association Pig Roast. Then one Columbus Day weekend some years later, Meisinger arrived to v...
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New Rotary calendar honors fire departmentSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the many rewarding things about being a member of a service club is working together on common goals to educate, enlighten and engage each other while trying to i...
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Film festival to make its red carpet debutSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Do you remember the first time you saw a movie on the big screen? Was the film in Technicolor or black and white? Were you spellbound at the larger-than-life images? Hor...
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Art, music take over downtown NapervilleSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - As I began this column, I was receiving regular media alerts from the city's Community Relations Specialist Kate Houlihan regarding heavy rain, street closures and flood...
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Celebrate the Constitution and voteSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The countdown has begun. Exactly eight weeks from today you'll have a chance to vote for a new president. And you've likely noticed from the yard signs popping up since...