Opinion: Columns

Wetlands clean our drinking water, hold and store rainwater and create nurseries and food sources, the McHenry County Conservation District writes.

Opinion: With the weather warming up and the color of green starting to reappear everywhere, Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Krissy Johnson can’t help but be excited about upcoming spring and summer Kishwaukee Valley Wanderer events.

The wallpaper on my laptop is almost like the beginning of a fairy tale.

As old man winter is on his way out the door, construction season is on its way in.

Those who attend an upcoming mental health town hall meeting will have opportunities to discuss mental health, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disability related services and needs for our community.

National Poetry Month in April is the largest literary celebration in the world. Consider inviting poetry into your space.

Cole: As we are celebrating the change of seasons, it is vital that we celebrate the greatest seasonal, dispensational change that life could ever offer.

Fred Rogers was a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and she asked him what the No. 1 piece of advice he would give parents. He responded: parents should remember what it was like when they were a child.

In its first years, the rustic outpost of Dixon’s Ferry attracted a long list of people who later became “cabinet ministers, United States senators, representatives, governors, and soldiers and statesmen without number.” So said historian Frank Stevens. He was right.

Just one week ago, I offered an invitation to publish information from groups who need volunteers to sustain them. My hope is that we could connect them to people in the community who have been thinking about volunteering but don’t know how to get involved.

Spirit Matters: I know I’ve said this about all the seasons, but early spring is one of my favorite times of the year.

Illinois state Sen. Don DeWitte says repealing the grocery tax might sound good but it's not a good deal for taxpayers or communities.

Opinion: This year, Kishwaukee United Way wants to honor the impressive and life-changing work of a first-generation 2024 graduating high school senior by providing a $1,000 scholarship, writes Michele Vaughn of Kishwaukee United Way. Here's how to apply:

Richter: We will be highlighting a partner agency in each of our columns to help raise awareness of what they do in the community. This month, we want to feature the YWCA of the Sauk Valley.

Yakov Smirnoff is coming to the theater April 5