Labor Day has come and gone, and on the holiday my sister and I were talking about transitioning from summer to fall.
I looked around the house and surveyed the steps that accompany such a transition ¬- such as placing a cover over the air conditioning unit, cleaning and storing the barbeque grill, and putting up hooks in the garage for my children's bikes.
Then I thought about the bigger transition in my life. This is the last column that I'll be writing for The Bolingbrook Sun. I'm moving over to the Bugle Newspapers.
And some of you may have heard that this paper recently won 21 journalism awards, including this column for "original column." I've got to say that this column has been original in that I've had original people, places and events to write about here in Bolingbrook.
Thanks to my editors: Dan Cassidy, for giving me the opportunity to share my opinion on these pages, Katie Foutz, for her editing touches, and a special thanks to all of you who took the time to read this column and occasionally drop me a line.
It's been a blast.
And I hope to continue to see all of you around the Brook.
Debbie Lively is an award-winning journalist, novelist and Bolingbrook mother of two. She also instructs people in the art of writing.
Good luck at the Bugle, and I'll miss your blog.
I am very sad to see that Ms. Lively's columns will no longer be in the Sun. That is the first thing I read in every issue. Her writing made every topic she wrote about very interesting to read. I hope it was not the Sun's decision to end it, as that would not be a very good decision. If so, I certainly hope it was not political aftermath because of the article she wrote about her interview with Mayor Claar, as that would just be wrong.
Sincerely,
Susan English
Bolingbrook resident