A wedding snafu, but country club saves the day
Everyone's wedding produces a memorable moment -- one family and friends will be talking about for years.

Walking for autism a success for Little Friends
For some time now, I have believed that a pedestrian crosswalk that is not at a traffic light serves primarily to give walkers a false sense of security.

It's difficult to be a visionary about Omnia
Maybe I'm just too cynical to be a visionary.

City, tavern owners keep a lid on over-drinking
There is a line in an episode of the old television series "M*A*S*H" where Hawkeye Pierce, played by Alan Alda, is asked by someone if he drinks. He reply is "only to excess."

Naperville AAUW's book sale fits a well-read city
Naperville is a reading community.

Wards wouldn't be a tragedy for Naperville
Should Naperville be divided into wards or districts?

Gathering: yes to term limits, no to districts
Term limits for Naperville City Council members are more popular than dividing the city into wards -- at least that was the result of a straw poll at a sparsely attended public meeting held Monday night at the Municipal Center.

A rare opportunity to hoist a few at the hospital
Many is the time when I've been in Edward Hospital that I have thought "This place needs a good saloon."

One last bark about dogs in hospitals
Whenever I have written about the animal-assisted therapy program at Edward Hospital it has not been without controversy.

To the farmers market for produce, sharp knives
As I write this on Friday afternoon, I am looking forward to going to the Naperville farmers market in the parking lot at Fifth Avenue Station on Saturday morning.

School policy can make you cynical at a young age
When I read the story in Friday's Sun about Rodney Boyd Jr., the first thought that went through my head is that eventually everyone learns the world isn't fair so you might as well learn it early on. That way, it's easy to adopt a cynical view early on that will come in handy for the rest of your life.