Excerpt: 'Against Fairness' by Stephen T. Asma
Johnny Cash wrote that famous song about his first wife in 1956, when he was touring on the road and struggling to stay faithful. The song "I Walk the Line" is about the sacrifices and the devotions of...
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Recent headlines involving Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah and the Manti Te'o Internet girlfriend hoax have us wondering what it is that leads some people to lie. So we turned to experts...
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You could always count on Kathy Church. When friends called to vent, she would pick up the phone. When there was a crisis at work, she'd dig in. When family members got together, she'd show up no...
View ArticleGunshot drill at Cary-Grove High School concerns parents, mental health...
The sound of gunshots echoed in the hallways at Cary-Grove High School on Wednesday as school officials used starter guns to add realism to a "code red lockdown drill." The training exercise at the...
View ArticleOverdoing it on exercise
Most people who exercise find a way to work it into their lives. Robert Silvers of Marshfield, Mass., organizes his life around his exercise. When Silvers recently told his wife that, sorry, he didn't...
View ArticleChicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians to Entertain and Educate at Windsor Park...
Also Learn Effective Strategies for “Finishing Well” from Wheaton College Psychology Professor Richard Butman at a March Event Carol Stream, Ill. – February 19, 2013 – The Windsor Park Center for...
View Article'Swoon,' Betsy Prioleau's book about Casanovas, can't get past first base
It's hard not to be seduced by a title like "Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them." I confess: It happened to me. But, as with its subject, there is often less there than meets the eye....
View ArticleNaperville District 203 hire three administrators
Naperville Unit District 203 has tapped a suburban high school principal to fill one of its top posts. Kaine Osburn, principal of Niles West High School in Skokie, has been chosen as the district's new...
View ArticleIt took a trio to come up with Wonder Woman
If comic book characters are a driving force in Hollywood, it's worth noting that Wonder Woman, one of the most iconic characters of the last 70 years, has yet to star in her own live-action movie. She...
View ArticleNancy Remley Whiteley, psychotherapist, 1950-2013
Nancy E. Remley Whiteley, a psychotherapist and educator, designed, developed and ran a behavioral science course for medical students in the early 1980s at Seton Family Health Center on the North...
View ArticleLearn Effective Strategies for “Finishing Well” from Wheaton...
This free event is open to the public and sponsored by the Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning. Carol Stream, Ill. – March 1, 2013 – The Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning (WPCLL)...
View ArticleReview: 'In Partial Disgrace' by Charles Newman
TriQuarterly still serves as his calling card. Seven years after his death and nearly four decades after he stepped down as editor, Charles Newman will always be best remembered as the dashing...
View ArticleFree Panel Tackles Women's Issues from Perspective of Bestselling Novel
Women’s issues from the 1950s through today are the focus of a Harper College-hosted panel discussion inspired by the bestselling novel “The Help.” The discussion, running from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday,...
View ArticleCan Wii help train future surgeons?
When you're playing Nintendo you may be learning more than how to control a voracious gorilla, rescue a kidnapped princess or negotiate a go-kart course, according to a new study. You just may be...
View ArticleToddler freak-outs are so … normal
Recently, I discovered comedian Jason Good's blog post "46 Reasons My Three Year Old Might Be Freaking Out." (The first three possibilities: His sock is on wrong. His lip tastes salty. His shirt has a...
View ArticleChew on this
When ISAT week comes around, Pam Katchen's third-grade students actually look forward to one multiple choice question: peppermint, spearmint or both? Katchen, like many teachers in the Chicago area,...
View ArticleLearn Effective Strategies for “Finishing Well” from Wheaton...
Sponsored by the Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning Carol Stream, Ill. – March 1, 2013 – The Windsor Park Center for Lifelong Learning (WPCLL) announces a March seminar featuring an...
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