By Sandy Vasko What did it look like to the first ones? The first few white men to come to this area saw a very…
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By Sandy Vasko It’s that romantic time of year; Valentine’s Day is when we express our feelings for the one person, that someone special that…
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By Sandy Vasko Being an old equal rights amendment worker, I can tell you that the issue of women’s role in the workplace is not…
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One hundred and seven years ago the War to End All Wars was raging in Europe. Our doughboys were on their way to the front.…
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By Sandy Vasko 1836 was a banner year in many ways. The massacre at the Alamo stunned the nation, but more locally, the County of…
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I am sure that almost all of us have had the experience of trying to tell a stranger where we are from, we mention that…
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By Sandy Vasko War is not an old man’s game. It requires physical fitness and mental sharpness. It is the young who best fit the…
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By Sandy Vasko I have been researching New Year’s traditions around the world and have found some mighty strange ones. In Denmark, for instance, they…
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By Sandy Vasko I know that many of my gentle readers have loved ones away from home this holiday season. No matter what the reason,…
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By Sandy Vasko When we left the fleeing settlers, they had arrived at Fort Dearborn. However, they weren’t the only people looking for safety. We…
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