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History came to life on Sunday as a special group of men and woman were honored for their heroic service during World War II before an audience of 500 people

As the Naperville Municipal Band finished the final notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the annual Memorial Day parade, several members could be seen wiping away tears. It had been more than a year since the musicians had gathered like this to share their talents with the public. The pandemic had silenced the ensemble since March 2020, leaving a void in both the members’ lives and the ...

The Third Degree: Getting to the Middle John Borling © Photo provided John Borling Welcome to the Third Degree: tough, brief, weekly interrogations that force thinking and response. With reliance upon and respect for your instincts, knowledge, exploration and determinations, this week, we target:  Truth Last Sundays 3rd Degree "Meeting in the Middle" highlighted two speeches from the Oscars — (1) Assume inherent good in people and (2) Reject hate (of all races, LGBTQ and ...

Near the End of April Rockford Register Star © Photo provided John Borling Welcome to the Third Degree: tough, brief, weekly interrogations that force thinking and response. With reliance upon and respect for your instincts, knowledge, exploration and determinations, this week, we target Poetry. With National Poetry Month concluding and William Braithwaite’s evocative poem providing title, is it fitting that we don’t focus on red carpet walkers and Oscar stalkers (till l...

The Third Degree: Near the End of April Rockford Register Star © Photo provided John Borling Welcome to the Third Degree: tough, brief, weekly interrogations that force thinking and response. With reliance upon and respect for your instincts, knowledge, exploration and determinations, this week, we target Poetry. With National Poetry Month concluding and William Braithwaite’s evocative poem providing title, is it fitting that we don’t focus on red carpet walkers and Osca...

Captains and Masters All Rockford Register Star © Photo provided John Borling Welcome to the Third Degree: Tough, brief, weekly interrogations that force thinking and response. With reliance upon and respect for your instincts, knowledge, exploration and determinations, this week, we target:  Nelson As the Masters concludes, is there a sense of ‘on the road to normal’ despite the enduring full nelson effects of the coronavirus? Maybe a half nelson? Is golf, particularly...

Among them a fighter pilot shot down in 1966. the major endured years of unimaginable torteur. his only salvation and poems written in prison. his new book tells the store john mccain writes the books forward. john borling a p.o.w. won this fight for himself and contributed greatly to the morale and survival of the rest of us with his poems and incredible talent for story telling. sir, nice to have you with us. >> thank you so much. those are generous words by you and also saintor mccain who did...