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Opinion
The Easy Writer: Super Bowl LIII, wrestling and Bulls spit
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor Let’s cut right to the chase, Super Bowl LIII is Sunday. Somewhere between pizza, salsa, beverages, ‘squares,’ stupidly expensive commercials, musical entertainment and g…
A ‘Very’ wonderful woman’s story
Photo by Lydia Kearney Carlis C Suite Pics Veronica Very has overcome the deaths of her mother, brother and daughter and now provides comfort to women dealing with personal tragedies and insecu…
Falling forward with a grateful heart
Submitted photo Christian Perry celebrates with his son, Mykael Perry, after he graduated from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. When a single father and Trinity Christian College graduate w…
Time is right for opening door to new possibilities
Photo by Claudia Parker Claudia Parker is retiring as a columnist so she can pursue other projects, like this recent assignment taking photos of a 2017 graduate. “When one door closes, another …
Death came knocking, but ‘Chit Chat’ girls refused to answer
Nancy Knapp Horn and Penny Graham Weaver, of Middletown, Ohio, describe themselves as two crazy girls with lots of good, clean, fun ideas. They’re not just girlfriends, they’re sisters. “I married her…
Family crisis allows my daughter to preach kindness and love for her sister
Photo by Claudia Parker Donae Parker poses for a recent photo to be used in a program booklet at an upcoming conference where she is speaking. Through teary eyes, I witnessed my 9-year-o…
Memories of tornado are still clear 50 years later
I can’t recall specifically the events that led up to the devastating tornado that ripped through Oak Lawn and portions of Evergreen Park and Hometown on April 21, 1967. It was raining hard late that …
Warm weather arrives, to be followed by unpredictable weather
By now we’ve had some great days of sun and warmish weather, but if you know Chicago, it’s all a big tease. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked out at bright blue skies…