Here’s Hoping the Launching Pad Can Get Back on Course

December 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Here’s Hoping the Launching Pad Can Get Back on Course

By Nick Reiher There was such promise. Two partners in life and in business pooled most if not all of their savings to bring a…

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You Do You This Holiday Season

November 22, 2023 / Comments Off on You Do You This Holiday Season

Did you have a nice Thanksgiving? Notice I didn’t say happy. Though we have many reasons to be thankful, if we think hard enough, holidays…

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The Old Courthouse Is Coming Down, Saints Preserve Us!

November 2, 2023 / Comments Off on The Old Courthouse Is Coming Down, Saints Preserve Us!

By Nick Reiher Editor Unless there is a last-minute stay of execution, the former Will County Courthouse in Downtown Joliet could begin coming down sometime…

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New Friends Are Wonderful, But Old Friends Are Gold

October 19, 2023 / Comments Off on New Friends Are Wonderful, But Old Friends Are Gold

By Nick Reiher Editor I am blessed. Not just because Pastor Jana blessed me for putting our church’s first craft show (Nov. 4, 9 a.m.…

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My View: Sorry to Have Left You Hanging

October 9, 2023 / Comments Off on My View: Sorry to Have Left You Hanging

By Nick Reiher Editor Following the October 3 Joliet City Council meeting I was watching at home, I posted a brief bulletin on our Farmers…

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After 102 Years, We’re Ready for the 20th Century

October 5, 2023 / Comments Off on After 102 Years, We’re Ready for the 20th Century

Thursday, June 30, 2011, started out like any other during the previous six months or so: Sword of Damocles hanging over my head as I…

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No Joke: Our Priorities Are Screwed Up

September 21, 2023 / Comments Off on No Joke: Our Priorities Are Screwed Up

I pay attention to grammar and punctuation. It goes with the job, and more than that, I know the nun who taught 7th and 8th…

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No Way I Could Do This Alone, Or Want To

September 7, 2023 / Comments Off on No Way I Could Do This Alone, Or Want To

A few weeks ago, former Will County judge Roman Okrei complimented me on a column he read in Farmers Weekly Review. I often have to…

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As I Navigate Life, Summer Flies By

August 17, 2023 / Comments Off on As I Navigate Life, Summer Flies By

Summer is kinda like New Year’s, except a lot less cold. At least for now. As summer approaches, I make myself promises, ones I really…

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Memories of Ice Cream, Comic Books and Baseball Cards

August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Memories of Ice Cream, Comic Books and Baseball Cards

I’m a member of a Joliet Facebook group that discusses mostly fond memories of long-gone businesses, restaurants, stores, trips with their family after church or…

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