Dear Eric: I am getting older. I have lived in my home more than half my life. I raised my children, educated myself, had a career and launched my kids while living here as a long-divorced person. In the last few years, my body has changed. I now use a walker. My mind works just fine. Many confuse mobility issues with thinking issues. Today, a neighbor’s son, visiting for the … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: People think I am incapable of taking care of my home
Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon. Roberts said the nation’s founding documents remain “firm and unshaken,” a reference to a century-old quote from President Calvin … [Read more...] about Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
They said she didn’t belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville
When Maria Curtis was born on Jan. 29, 1963, at Naperville’s Edward Hospital, there were two reactions to her birth. There was the reaction from her mother, Gertrude Curtis, who saw a little girl and the newest member of her family. And there was the one from her doctors, who saw a person they thought did not belong in society. Doctors believed her baby had Down syndrome, a … [Read more...] about They said she didn’t belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville
Defending champ No. 2 Ohio State loses to No. 10 Miami as teams with first-round byes drop to 0-5 in College Football Playoff
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State Buckeyes won’t be the school’s first back-to-back national champions, and the College Football Playoff still doesn’t have a winner from teams with the first-round byes. No. 10 Miami held on for a 24-14 victory in the Cotton Bowl quarterfinal Wednesday night, bouncing the No. 3 Buckeyes a year after they won four CFP games on … [Read more...] about Defending champ No. 2 Ohio State loses to No. 10 Miami as teams with first-round byes drop to 0-5 in College Football Playoff
Isaac Okoro’s season-high 24 points leads the short-handed Chicago Bulls past the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118
Isaac Okoro scored a season-high 24 points, Tre Jones added 20 points and 12 assists, and the depleted Chicago Bulls topped the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118 at the United Center on Wednesday. Matas Buzelis had 19 points, Jalen Smith had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Nikola Vučević had 17 points for a Chicago team playing without its top two scorers in Josh Giddey and Coby … [Read more...] about Isaac Okoro’s season-high 24 points leads the short-handed Chicago Bulls past the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118