Stephanie Penick
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A whirlwind vacation trip — to Chicago?Jun 18, 2012 11:08 am - Do you have plans to get away this summer? These days that greeting seems to be as much of a conversation starter as comments about the weather. For a number of reasons,...
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Celebrate women both in the home and at workMay 07, 2012 11:28 am - All this talk about women’s work, paid or not, during the month before Mother’s Day sent me into a frenzy about the women who have made a big difference in my life, paid...
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How local coffee drinkers can help Honduran farmersApr 11, 2012 10:00 am - You could say this story started more than three years ago. After dinner one evening at Quigley's Irish Pub, Ashley, our daughter, and I sipped Irish coffee for dessert...
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Why the battle against polio isn't overMar 29, 2012 12:00 pm - If you were born in the United States after 1979 and have lived here since, you've grown up in a polio-free country. Don't take it for granted. Timelines note the highl...
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Edward Hospital celebrates 10th anniversary of Animal-Assisted Therapy programMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - A decade ago, a couple of my friends who then and now sing the praises of the care they always receive at Edward Hospital were on different sides of the fence regarding ...
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Coming face to face with a Cyclops in the mirrorFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - One morning last month when I woke up, I noticed my entire face was swollen and red, and my right eye was closed shut. Every time my good eye caught my image in the mir...
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You never know what you'll find through geocachingFeb 03, 2012 12:00 am - A couple months ago, Chuck Corrigan, a fellow member of Rotary Club of Naperville/Downtown, mentioned that he and his son, Kevin, had been geocaching. While other folks ...
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In our busy world, it's easy to miss an incredible January sunsetJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - With instant news and constant content online, chock-full of opinion and other pitches, what's a columnist to do to offer fresh insights on the printed page? What'll mak...
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Tips to make your holiday giving more scam freeNov 25, 2011 11:00 pm - It happened again the other day. The phone rang. I said, “Hello.” After a pause, I said, “Hello, hello.” “Hi, Stephanie!” said an overly friendly caller whose voice I di...
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For Stephanie Penick, a single picture brings back a thousand memoriesNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Whenever I arrive without my camera bag, friends notice. I love taking photos. In fact, I “wore out” my last camera beyond repair. My gazillion photos, many taken by fa...