On magic bullets, three-headed monsters and two lifetimes
The three-headed monster of south suburban politics — high property taxes, vacant homes and slow economic growth — reared its head at a recent Park Forest candidate forum, and while...
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A community embraces fairness, celebrates differences and shuns fear
On my cluttered desk are three documents. One is a booklet with statements from all the candidates running for village trustee and the Library Board in Park Forest. The second...
A community’s strength is based on the kindness of its people
Story number one. The letter in the mailbox was followed by a knock on the door the following week. You will be evicted said the document. You must leave now,...
Longtime village official still ‘pumped and excited’ about budgeting
The first thing you notice when you step into Mary Dankowski's office is that desk littered with papers, reports, file folders, three or four copies of the 500-plus pages of...
First on list of things to do in 2017: Find the list
The room, in a corner of our house, once belonged to our daughter but now it is where I pay the bills, where I listen to music, where I browse...
Getting word out to the villages
It gets dark early these days. If you are driving, your headlights should be on shortly after four in the afternoon. Winter casts it shadow early, and familiar things become...
Some impartial observations about impending Park Forest election
We are still five months away from the usual free-for-all that accompanies local elections in this part of the civilized world. In this post-Thanksgiving month there seems to be no...
It’s never too late, and always a good time, to do good
Doing good is sometimes hard to do. We are caught up in the sometimes hectic, sometimes weary grind of making do, making ends meet, making time fly and frequently making...
Veterans key to history of Park Forest
Veterans Day always holds a special meaning in Park Forest, the "GI Town" built in the late 1940s to provide good housing for service personnel returning to civilian life after...
Treat the hungry this Halloween with canned good donations
Trick or treat! The big bowl of assorted candy bars, chocolates, and miscellaneous sweets next to our door will take a big hit in a few days when those moppets...