The front page of the Tuesday Sun features a Halloween-themed house, complete with all kinds of fake blood, human faces being eaten by bugs and other very scary stuff. It may all be in good fun but - at the risk of sounding prudish - isn't it a little over the top for Naperville? There are a lot of houses decorated like that, and those same houses will have a lot of toddler-age trick or treaters going up to their front doors to get candy. Do we really want these little kids to be scared out of their wits? Is it just selfish on the part of the adults, or what? Where do you draw the line between good clean fun and scaring little children half to death? Naperville is known as one of the most kid-friendly places in America, but these Halloween houses don't seem to fit that mold. Or, are we just over-reacting?
Community: October 2007 Archives
Evangelist Elmer "Joe" Christopherson of Oswego says Naperville violated his rights to free speech and freedom of religion when he was handed a ticket on Sept. 2 for unlawful display of a noncommercial sign within 10 feet of pavement. Who do you think is right -- the city or the preacher?
Two Naperville North football players were diagnosed with a drug-resistant strain of staph bacteria. How concerned should we be?
If you've got something to say about the proposals to reshape the Martin Mitchell property in the heart of Naperville, now's the time to do it. Because one certainty has emerged from all the possible scenarios: Nothing's going to happen unless voters in Naperville School District 203 approve a referendum.
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir mens' blood." -- Daniel Burnham
Whether you agree with it or not, you've got to admire the scale of the latest plan to rehape 200 acres in the heart of Naperville known as the Martin-Mitchell property.
By Ted Slowik
Naperville is now one of a handful of cities on the globe where people can take a virtual tour of streets using Google's Street View mapping feature. But checking out block after block of residential neighborhood begs the question, where are all the people?
Ah, Columbus Day. Schools are closed, as are government offices. But banks and most other private businesses are open. Is this a "real" holiday or not?
By Ted Slowik
If you're watching Ken Burns' documentary on PBS, you're seeing how the nation pulled together and make personal sacrifices to support the troops during World War II. Though it's been four and a half years since the United States invaded Iraq, some days it's easy to forget we're at war.
