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The Aisle As we approach Father's Day, my father used to say you can get anything you need (almost) in a hardware store. Like Ogden Avenue itself which runs for miles from the city through the suburbs and into the country, if its not at the...

My family moved from the Town of Cicero, Illinois to the Village of Riverside, Illinois in West Suburban Cook County when I was in the fifth grade. While I only had a few good friends at that time, the move came as a shock. I had my routines...

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Hoping for a better 2021. Best wishes for the holidays and the new...

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country, by the following Tuesday anthrax spores were discovered in letters mailed to members of the media and United States senate. Subsequently, additional cases were discovered and the United...

Originally posted 18 February 2014 Like most boys, my father was my idol, my hero, like the Harry Chapin song goes, I wanted to grow up and be just like him. He worked hard and played harder.  He was a large man with a larger heart.  If...