Dear Eric: My husband and I have just returned from a driving trip in the Southwest. Several days ago, he was standing in a fast-food line when another man started a conversation with him. When the man asked, “where is home for you?” My husband responded by saying “Los Angeles.” The other man said, “I’m so sorry for you.” This is not the first time we have received a negative … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: Couple wants to respond to stranger’s insulting their hometown
Daily Horoscope for November 19, 2024
General Daily Insight for November 19, 2024 Understanding this present moment is key to maximizing its benefits. Insightful Mercury trines wise Chiron, expanding our vision to include the bigger picture. Our findings won’t necessarily protect our sensitivities as the watery Cancer Moon squares Chiron. Plus, one set of challenges will probably be replaced by another when … [Read more...] about Daily Horoscope for November 19, 2024
Former Chicago Bulls All-Star Bob Love dies at 81
Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love died Monday at age 81, the team announced, following “a long battle with cancer.” Love was a three-time All-Star and played nine seasons with the Bulls as part of his 11-season NBA career. He averaged 21.3 points and 6.8 rebounds with the team. Drafted in 1965 by the Cincinnati Royals out of Southern University, the Louisiana native was … [Read more...] about Former Chicago Bulls All-Star Bob Love dies at 81
Arthur Frommer, whose ‘Europe on 5 Dollars a Day’ guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel, is dead at 95
NEW YORK — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people,” she said. “He believed deeply that travel could be an … [Read more...] about Arthur Frommer, whose ‘Europe on 5 Dollars a Day’ guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel, is dead at 95
‘This village is sidewalk-challenged’: Lincolnwood residents say seniors need better access to sidewalks
Some seniors in Lincolnwood are sounding off about sidewalks – or lack of – in the north suburb, using scheduled in-person community survey encounters with village leaders and contractors to make their frustrations known. “This village is sidewalk-challenged,” Howard Gillman, president of the Congregation Yehuda Moshe, told a planner at a community townhall held Nov. 13 at … [Read more...] about ‘This village is sidewalk-challenged’: Lincolnwood residents say seniors need better access to sidewalks