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Opinion
Why I'm proud to be from Oak Park
My pride in this village is more than mindless booster-ism. It's based on something. We haven't done everything right, but we did some big things right.
Join us to help Imagine OPRF
Imagine OPRF is just a few weeks away from initiating discussion with the District 200 school board about recommendations for a long-range facilities master plan. We invite all to come review and...
Concerns with art and music in D97
Oak Parkers passed a referendum for the schools last fall. District 97 told us we needed to raise our property taxes in order to maintain our art and music programs.
Contacting our elected officials
I appreciate your kind responses to my pleas to get involved. One of my callers reminded me that I have neglected to list phone numbers for contacting our Senate and House leaders. Therefore, for...
Journal's editorials
Finally, Harrison blooms
Every May, the Oak Park Arts District optimistically stages its What's Blooming on Harrison street fest.
Two demolitions
Oak Park and River Forest saw the demolition of two notable structures last week. Different villages, different circumstances.
D97 addresses mental health
It is unnerving to hear the two social workers at Oak Park's Percy Julian Middle School tell the District 97 school board that they are observing a startling increase in the number of students...
Dogs + beer
We like process. We like public input. So we could wait another few weeks to see what Oak Park's Board of Health finally recommends in the case of the pooch in the pub.
Letters to the editor
Columns / One views
Why we made a gun commercial
My journey on the gun topic was a rather serendipitous path. I have been thinking and pondering about gun violence for many years. In fact, I detested guns.
Credo vs. Credimus
Ken Trainor's May 2 column in Wednesday Journal titled, "What I Believe," is yet another purely subjective postulation on religion.
Will Jupiter Realty fool us twice?
In the April 25 Wednesday Journal, in an article and an accompanying editorial, the Madison Street Bend was reported to be dead.
12 years at the center of intentional integration
June would have marked my 12-year anniversary at the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. It's a bittersweet moment to know I'll miss it by a month.
Ken Trainor
Why I'm opposed to gun control
You read that right. I oppose gun control — for the same reason I oppose birth control, which might also surprise you.
What I believe
A fellow progressive pilgrim, Shirley Lundin, recently reminded me of a column I wrote some years back stating my personal credo (literally, "I believe").
Helping us believe again
A lovely day for a rally, blue skies, temps climbing into the 50s, everything's coming up roses (well, eventually), the weather tipping us, perhaps, finally, into spring itself, and our kids...
Good questions, surprising answers
Four-year-olds ask really good questions. The things we take for granted, they see fresh.
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