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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 Sunday's 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 police specifically) and "join together in the middle" but left unanswered: How do we get to the mi...
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 later tonight anyway) but raise sights to new heights of life appreciation via poetry? Can we agree p...
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 Oscar stalkers (till later tonight anyway) but raise sights to new heights of life appreciation via poet...