Opinion: Columns

Patrick Kenneally With so much having been written about the SAFE-T Act and spreading misinformation being leveled by proponents and critics alike, I thought it best to attempt to set the record straight and reply some of the most common, misleading refrains.

Divine Love would not have given us a unique, unrepeatable soul and spirit in this exquisitely complex body to simply wait for it to be over so we can go somewhere where everything is perfect, all the time.

Midlife health issues tend to sneak up on us.

Opinion: The annual conference on Sept. 9 at McHenry County College was hosted by McHenry County Mental Health Board and Suicide Prevention Task Force at MCC.

The only thing Scott and I knew for sure when we left Streator on Tuesday morning was we were going to an apple orchard.

When the Queen died this week, after 70 years as the British monarch, the world once again stopped and took a breath to honor this woman who held the throne for the longest period in the country’s history.

While a ransomware-infected computer is difficult (if not impossible) to disinfect, basic safety precautions go a long way toward reducing the risks.

Lately, I have been knee-deep with wanderlust.

Regardless of where we are with physical or monetary assets at any given time, there is much for which to be grateful.

Our physical heart and spiritual heart are intertwined. The health of either of them affects the other.

With a new school year on the horizon, it’s a great time to review your family’s internet rules. Here are approaches for various age groups.

For better or for worse, our lives speak loud and clear to the world around us.

Unfortunately, human activities, such as extensive pesticide applications and habitat loss, are the primary reason for these sharp declines. Yet we can help our bee populations here in DeKalb.

Anyone ever feel like Rip Van Winkle, the literary character who fell asleep for 20 years, and woke up to everything around him having changed?

About this time every year, the summer beauty in the Illinois Valley overwhelms me.