Stephanie Penick
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Little creative touches really do mean a lotMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It's the little things that count. I was reminded of life's simple joys through the eyes of my grandnephews when my niece and her family visited Thursday from Muncie, In...
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Average grade on report card prompts trip to SpringfieldMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I'd been on the fence about going to Springfield with the Legislative Committee of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce. In recent years, I've visited our state capi...
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Speech contest for home-schooled students needs volunteer judgesMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - My first impressions of home schooling came from my Uncle Tony who lives in rural Ohio, between Akron and Cleveland. His 11 children had gone to parochial schools and he...
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Forced hibernation can make you beastlyFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm often chided for being a dinosaur because of my lack of curiosity about remote controls and cell phones. But so far this year, I've felt more like a groundhog in hib...
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Eat steak, lobster or shave your head to help fight cancerFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When I was an impressionable youngster, I enjoyed meeting with our neighbor when he walked his dog. I also remember the day I learned he'd stopped smoking. After surger...
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Have a little fun with some rhyme for no reasonFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - There once was a columnist around Naperville Who imagined a timely paper thrill To use up her space To wrap up the race With poems about the primary caper chill. Another...
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Movie helps remind us of music's importanceFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1982, our 3-year-old daughter became enamored with the way Itzhak Perlman played his violin on "Sesame Street." Nearly nonstop, Ashley begged for violin lessons, whi...
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YMCA bus tour shows the Strong Kids Campaign in actionJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you visited a YMCA lately? Brightly colored words painted overhead remind you of the group's four core values: caring, respect, responsibility and honesty. And jus...
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Signs, signs, more signs of election seasonJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I love the political campaign season, clever campaign slogans, endorsement ads and the free spirit of conversation they generate. I relish the debates, trying to unders...
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It's not hard to write about city's many projectsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A reader asked recently if I ever have writer's block. Quite frankly, my challenge every week is to stay focused on one topic. I call it "Naperville writer's curse." B...