Manker: Hitting the perfect patriotic note
Everybody loves a parade. Well, I don't actually know this to be true, but how many people have you met who actually profess to be staunchly anti-parade? That makes the...
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Dads have loads of options for summertime family fun
Sunday having been both Father's Day and the first official day of summer makes this the perfect time to check in on what Dad has accomplished since the kids got...
Naperville Little League makes a ‘major’ change in program
In the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks' latest Stanley Cup championship, hockey is done, as is basketball. Football is still a couple of months away, making baseball the sport of...
Corny TV shows have no expiration date
With all due respect to death, taxes and the cockroaches, parenting has shown there's at least one other thing that's certain to last forever – bad television. You knew this...
One good turn deserves another when buying a vehicle
We bid a final farewell to a dear friend of nearly 10 years last week, a trusted companion who'd seen us through thick and thin. After getting us in and...
End of elementary school puts the world at child’s fingertips
With the Memorial Day holiday weekend behind us, Centennial Beach now open for the season, and with remaining classroom attentiveness fixed somewhere between that of hockey pucks and ham sandwiches,...
Short attention spans mean hefty profits for Facebook
If Facebook has its way, one day you will read these words only on Facebook, because in the considered opinion of Facebook, the entire Internet should exist only on Facebook....
People names don’t fit man’s best friend
Readers of this column should know by now the great pains its author takes to avoid controversial topics. You will seldom find much here on matters of government, public policy...
As years dance away, don’t do the quickstep
Spring isn't just Prom Season, it's also Daddy-Daughter Dance Season, at once a reminder how fast the years go and how few are left for a daddy to perfect the...
Adventures in dining — date night-style
We Napervillians are blessed with a downtown unrivaled by our suburban brethren, with fine dining, attractions and activities year-round for all ages, including romantic nights out for married couples with...