Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.
Category: Naperville Sun Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Killing DEI program would be ‘terrible step backwards’
Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.
Guest column/Benny White: DEI’s a necessary investment in a diverse community that values inclusion
In a growing and increasingly diverse city like Naperville, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are vital for fostering a community that serves all its residents, City Councilman Benny White says.
Donna Vickroy: If only they could have ‘rock(ed) me, rock(ed) me’ a little while longer
The power of live music and the feeling it gives us transcends age and can fill you with memories and emotions you first felt years ago, Donna Vickroy says.
Guest column/Josh McBroom: There’s a reason so many businesses are dropping DEI, and the city of Naperville should too
If approved again in the 2025 budget, Naperville taxpayers will have spent about $1 million on a DEI program yet to yield any measurable return on investment, Councilman Josh McBroom says.
Hilary Decent: What you’re reading will help explain why I don’t have a column today
With a COVID-stricken husband isolating and back and tooth pain mounting, Hilary Decent had plenty of reasons to write about why she couldn’t write.
Donna Vickroy: How do you memorialize a special person? Carry on their cause
Robin Kassis, who helped expand the Orland Township Food and Pet Pantry from a few shelves to a 2,200-square-foot operation, died Aug. 18.
Donna Vickroy: Like many of us, Kamala Harris’ McDonald’s job shows that from ‘small things, mama, big things one day come’
Kamala Harris’ humble employment history, just like those of columnist Donna Vickroy, started with a high school job at McDonald’s, which instilled many of the qualities that continue to serve them well today.
Decent: Future of addressing climate change may just lie in the hands of young women
When it comes to looking after our planet, it seems the future may just be in female hands. In my opinion, it seems today’s young women are more progressive about environmental issues and they may end up being the ones setting the standard for future generations.
Vickroy: Grandparenting’s the gift that lets you be a child again while still being in charge
Being a grandparents means a lot of things, but mostly it’s embracing the fun, encouraging the good and living for the now, columnist Donna Vickroy says.