John Rice is an English Composition Tutor and freelance journalist based in Forest Park, Illinois. He writes for local publications such as Forest Park Review and Wednesday Journal, Inc., covering a range of topics including community events, local businesses, human interest stories, and personal reflections.
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By: John Rice
The Southwest Florida Ag Expo kicks off Feb. 29 and the young people in 4-H, PeeWees of SWFL, and FFA are busy working on their projects to exhibit.
The Great Famine of 1847 in Ireland was worldwide news. Many nations came to the aid of the starving country. Among them was the Choctaw Nation. They heard about the dire situation facing the Irish and could not stand by without helping. This tribe of Native Americans pooled $170 for Irish relief. This modest gift […]
Dive Bar Letter Writers is an organization in Forest Park that gives people the opportunity to practice the lost art of written correspondence. It was founded in July 2021 by Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa and combines two of her favorite hobbies — drinking cocktails and letter writing.
Ed’s Way is more than a grocery store. It’s a cornerstone of a community. It’s a meeting place for friends and neighbors. It’s a clearinghouse for announcements: apartments and parking spaces to rent, lost pets and dogs to adopt, new businesses to visit, all with bits of paper to tear off listing their phone number.
After landing in Amsterdam, we took the train to Amsterdam Centraal Station. The Dutch are very big on repeating vowels. Don’t even get me started on how they use “oo”.
When I heard of the untimely passing of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, at 73, I flashed back to an interview I did with her in 2010. Yarbrough was a trailblazer, who was the first Black person and first woman to serve as Cook County Clerk. My focus, though, was on how Karen and her husband, Henderson, raised their grandson.
According to a poll conducted by Marist College in New York, “whatever” has been the most annoying word in America for eight years running! A college spokesperson described this word as “dismissive and rude.” I think its use is symptomatic of the sarcasm that is creeping into our language from TV sitcoms. I have my […]
I believe that falling asleep is one of the most difficult parts of the human condition. Just ask the parents of young children. Problems with sleeplessness also plague many adults. I have recently developed a disturbing new disorder.
The rugged group of Americans who survived the Great Depression and won World War II is often referred to as the “Greatest Generation.” They were immediately followed by my generation, the Baby Boomers.
If you think people are getting dumber, it’s not an illusion. A column by Rex W. Huppke reported on a study that showed there’s been a steady decline in IQ going back to the Victorian era. We’ve lost 14 points since 1837.
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