Imagine studying algebra for most of a semester and then being told you have only a little more than a week to prepare for a final exam in … calculus….
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Ode To Joy
Joy Hurd didn’t just teach when he taught Greek and Latin at St. Peter’s High School in New York City—and then Latin, English, and ancient history at St. Bernard’s School…
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Can-Do Dornan
This Sunday, on Mother’s Day, Connie Dornan expects three of the men in her life—husband Marc and their two sons, Michael and George—to make her a big brunch at home….
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When Harriet Met Cel
Harriet Levy’s late father, Irwin, loved the outdoors. Mountain air invigorated him, and the subtle scent of the ocean soothed him. A beautiful sunset, anywhere, prompted him to search for…
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The Art Of The Matter
Ida Mollenhauer was 54 when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2014. A self-taught chef, she eventually lost what all chefs hold dear—the sense of taste. Cancer claimed her…
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Royal Remembrances
Rotary Club of Wilmette member Don Olson’s vivid memories of Prince Philip’s visit to the Chicago area 39 years ago range from the Duke of Edinburgh’s tiny Scotland Yard security…
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Punt, Pass, And Kick In
To Julie Williams, who grew up in the tiny downstate village of Fisher, near Champaign, a Friday home football game under the lights was never just another high school event….
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Hooked On Architecture
The late Norman Fisher had no problem with his daughter Julie’s plea to wear GUESS jeans in the 1980s. “Go get them,” he’d tell the youngest of his two daughters….
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Hope Springs Eternal
To Muncie, Indiana, native Nick Swan, Mr. Dingledine was more than a Muncie Symphony Orchestra oboist and middle school band director with an alliterative surname. Much more. “He taught me…
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Dutch Treat
Their love story began in a German III class at Loyola Academy in the 1970s. Pete was a junior at the private, Catholic college preparatory school in Wilmette. Ellen was…
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