Paul Sassone: Membership medicine rubs me wrong
Are you tired of ... Yes! Wait, wait. I haven't asked the question, yet. Are you tired of spending more time in your doctor's waiting room than with your doctor?...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Paul Sassone: PADS has a new name, same mission
It's a funny thing about names. Names can mean different things to different people. Take the word PADS (acronym, more accurately). My wife was a PADS volunteer, but sometimes I...
Paul Sassone: What kind of Mother’s Day gifter are you?
Flowers? Candy? Which kind of a son or daughter are you? The kind who gives mom flowers or candy for Mother's Day? But, let me ask you this, do you...
Paul Sassone: Contemplating age for Celebrate Seniors Week
You're going to spend a hefty chunk of your life being old. Americans can expect to live to age 78, give or take. When does old age — or the...
Paul Sassone: Politicians should follow doctor’s advice
First, do no harm. That ethical principle, taught to all health care students, ought to be demanded of all political candidates. They can do great harm, too. Take, for instance,...
Paul Sassone: Withholding tax break for ‘Chiraq’ is a slippery slope
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And there never is a shortage of paving contractors. There always are people who deny an inconvenient truth. But even worse,...
Paul Sassone: Don’t make boys the bad guys in dress debate
Restrictive. Discriminatory. Burdensome. Sexist. These are some of the charges hurled at Oak Park School District 97's dress code. A petition signed by 900 Oak Parkers says the dress code...
Paul Sassone: Pull the drain on unlucky pool
In all the debate about building a new swimming pool at Oak Park-River Forest High School, I haven't heard anyone mention an important negative of the current pool. Namely that...
Paul Sassone: Time to treat our mother better
We've got to treat our mother better. Mother Earth, that is. If the last couple of sledgehammer winters haven't convinced us that something is seriously going wrong on our home...
Paul Sassone: Village president weighs in on other races
Just before the election, I understand that Village President Anan Abu-Taleb announced the candidates he supported for election. Not unusual. Village presidents always back slates or individual candidates for seats...