A 22-day, 5,700-mile odyssey across America leaves suburban man humbled, inspired and convinced we, as a people, are not as divided as we think we are.
Category: Naperville Sun Opinion
David McGrath: Be careful who you talk to because these days friendly banter can turn ugly quickly
When politics can turn easy banter into fighting words, we need a leader who can make us come together again.
Donna Vickroy: Black dogs have an image problem, and it’s time to get over it
I’m here, less than two weeks before Halloween, to dispel the myth that black dogs are scarier, meaner or in any way less lovable than their white, brown, gray, spotted or striped counterparts. Dogwash!
Letters to the Editor: Vote yes for DuPage County forest preserve referendum; DuPage Circuit Judge Barron deserves your vote Nov. 5
Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun for publication.
Letters to the Editor: If you value our forest preserves, vote yes on referendum; future generations will benefit from more DuPage open space
Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun for publication.
Donna Vickroy: Without tougher gun control laws, we — and our children — get to live in fear of the next mass shooting
Until we adopt gun laws that protect people not weapons, we can expect our children — and ourselves — to live in fear of the next mass shooting.
Letters to the Editor: McBroom right in pushing for 5th Avenue discussion; Conservation Foundation backs forest preserve tax referendum
Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.
Donna Vickroy: My memory garden — where life and loss sit together in peace
Donna Vickroy’s memory garden, which contains elements in honor of her deceased mother, father and sister, is a place to seek solace when grief strikes unexpectedly as much as a place to sit and remember.
Letters to the Editor: Stevens’ column ignores facts on immigration problem; Embrace DEI for the enrichment it brings to our community
Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.
Donna Vickroy: Are school safety threats the new normal? Onus is on kids — and parents — to take action
The community is the hero in Tinley Park, Elgin, Joliet and many other Chicago-area towns, where alert and responsive kids and adults learned of threats to their schools and quickly reached out to authorities. “I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for the community to keep us in the know,” Tinley Park Police Chief Thomas Tilton said.