Longtime memories make Ribfest’s cancellation disappointing
I just read your Hilary Decent’s column about Ribfest in the June 23 Naperville Sun and I completely agree with her. I was so disappointed to see the news that it was not going to be held this year.
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I lived in Naperville for 34 years before moving to Florida almost three years ago and I can tell you that Ribfest was always something that my family and I always looked forward to around the Fourth of July … rides and games for the kids and live music and a cold beer sitting on the baseball field at Naperville Central High School. Now that was the best of summer in Naperville!
Naperville was an amazing place to raise a family but things there appear to be changing, and not necessarily for the better.
Bob Churik, Sarasota, Florida
Here are a few of the things that are really bothering me
While walking the dog today I found myself exercising my mind as well and making a mental list of things I find most aggravating, including…
1) Climate change deniers: How can anyone not see that the earth is burning up due to the excessive use of fossil fuels? Do they really believe it’s purely coincidental that rainstorms have gotten more intense, tornados more frequent and the weather more unpredictable?
2) Reality show believers: Who in their right mind believes that reality shows are totally unscripted and that the lead characters are that obnoxious when safely away from TV cameras? And where do they find these people anyway? Is it somebody’s job to go to bars at closing time and sober up future contestants long enough to appear on “Big Brother”? I thought so.
3) ‘Infallible’ founders: It’s about time that all Americans come to agree that our founding fathers aren’t nearly as smart as we were taught in grade school. What’s more, our Constitution has more loopholes than pants purchased at a big man’s shop. For example, why do Supreme Court justices enjoy lifetime appointments and a convicted felon can still be president? Why do gun owners have more protected rights than a woman’s body? Why wasn’t slavery banned with the formation of our republic and why weren’t females allowed to vote until 1920?
So, that is what’s bothering me today and like our climate, it doesn’t figure to get better anytime soon.
Bob Ory, Elgin, formerly of Naperville
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