Paul Sassone: Pitch in to keep Oak Park alleys clean and safe
Oak Park has more than 600 alleys. All manner of things can be found lying in the alleys, from Christmas trees to rickety chairs to me. I probably should explain...
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Paul Sassone: What disease ails today’s Republican party?
Honor. Civility. Respect. Restraint. These are not just words. They are values, traditional, time-honored virtues – conservative attributes, and thus bedrock values of the Republican Party. Or, they should be....
Paul Sassone: What does north Oak Park know that the south doesn’t?
What do the Oak Parkers north of the Eisenhower Expressway know that south Oak Parkers don't? Or is there some other reason why north Oak Parkers seem to want noise-reducing...
Paul Sassone: St. Patrick’s Day isn’t the only March day worth celebrating
My mother being Irish, St. Patrick's day always was a big deal at our house. Mom made sure we all were wearing something green when we toddled off to school...
Paul Sassone: Harper Lee fortunate to have recognition in life and death
News is more than the latest Donald Trump rant. The death of Harper Lee is of major importance to those with brains to think and hearts to feel. How could...
Paul Sassone: Oak Park Public Library doing good work to address homelessness
Homelessness. The National Alliance to End Homelessness reports that in January 2014, there were 578,424 people homeless on a given night in the United States. And what do we do...
Paul Sassone: River Forest air conditioning plan another state budget crisis casualty
In 1902, Willis Carrier created a large-scale air conditioner to cool the offices of a lithographing and publishing company in New York. And it is commonly understood that higher temperatures,...
Paul Sassone: Physical books, bookstores aren’t going anywhere
Do you ever wish you could pick up a newspaper and read some good news? Well, it's a good thing you picked up this newspaper, because here is some good...
Paul Sassone: Private toll lanes a sign of government’s failure
Maybe it's a good idea. But it seems like just another admission of failure. Gov. Bruce Rauner is proposing creation of at least one toll lane in each direction along...
Paul Sassone: Condos at Tasty Dog? Predictable
In Oak Park, we stack them high and we stack them deep. I guess we shouldn't be surprised by what most likely will metastasize on the site of the late...