Paul Sassone: ‘Stay until the last dog is dead’
A few columns back, I used the phrase, "It'll all come out in the wars," as a way of saying many problems have a way of solving themselves. I wrote...
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Paul Sassone: I’ll never give up my (physical) address book
Let's say I have an old microwave to dispose of. I can't just throw it out. So, I call the Oak Park Public Works Department to find out how to...
Paul Sassone: Help keep holiday bells ringing all year long
What's that sound? It's the sound of bells not clanging. During the holiday season, the bells rung by the Salvation Army are a reminder that many members of our human...
Paul Sassone: Holidays are a time for reminiscing
The holiday season isn't just a time. It's a place. For many of us, that place is where we grew up, where we spent the holiday season as a child....
Paul Sassone: Christmas isn’t the only time to give
At least it wasn't snowing. But, that dank drizzle just goes right through you. I wanted to get into the store pronto to do my shopping and get to my...
Paul Sassone: I never did catch Santa Claus
There was only one response appropriate to such incorrect thinking: "You're full of it, Richie.'' Richie White knew everything. And he was not shy about sharing his knowledge, particularly if...
Paul Sassone: Residents owe it to history to protect beauty in architecture
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; Until we demolish it, OK, I made up that last line and...
Paul Sassone: Merry Christmas is all I know
Merry Christmas. Did that offend you? If it did, I am sorry – that I offended you, not that I wished you a Merry Christmas. If I knew the religion...
Paul Sassone: Nothing beats shopping locally in person
You can shop in your underwear. That's the best reason I can think of for doing Christmas shopping online. Shopping online is so easy, it is tempting to spend the...
Paul Sassone: Columnists don’t eavesdrop, they observe
You probably call it eavesdropping. I'm a newspaper columnist, so I get to call it research. You know what I mean – listening to the conversations of complete strangers in...