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Let’s Have One Party This Fourth of July
By Nick Reiher So, our country is going to be 250 years old in a few days. Not really that…
Could I Please Get Some Coffee with This Coffee?
By Nick Reiher I like coffee. Not as much as I did in the ‘80s. At that time, I was…
Illinois Needs to Let Locals Have More Say in Solar Farms
By Nick Reiher Recently, Farmers Weekly Review was fortunate enough to be among a handful of media chosen by the…
Misinformation Leaves Truth Blowing in the Wind
By Nick Reiher That headline there is an updated paraphrase of a Mark Twain quote. It always has been so…
Think I’m Being Picky? That’s Garbage!
By Nick Reiher We had a wonderful neighbor, aptly named Sam, who unfortunately passed away probably 10 years or so…
What Kind of Nourishment Are We Looking for These Days?
By Nick Reiher I was chatting with Pastor Jana following our Annual Meeting at church a few weeks ago when…
Feel Lucky? Don’t Let It Run out on You
By Nick Reiher About a year ago, I was eating a really good turkey sandwich. Bread was very fresh, and…
It’s Never Too Late to Learn, If You Want To
By Nick Reiher As I mentioned a while back, I grew up on the northwest side of Chicago in an…
Thank You, Dave, for Doing a Thankless Job
By Nick Reiher I remember sitting at a number of Elwood Village Board meetings nearly 10 years ago now, not…
You Can Learn a Lot by Opening a Book
By Nick Reiher I usually try to stay away from Laundromats. They are like CTA el cars without wheels. They…
Christmas Memories Are Made of … Toys
By Nick Reiher Tammy and I were walking through Target recently on our weekly Saturday morning date. One of my…
Will County Residents Deserve Better … the Truth
My View By Nick Reiher Will County residents, a number of county officials believe, nay, hope, you don’t pay attention…