Hilary Decent: What you’re reading will help explain why I don’t have a column today
With a COVID-stricken husband isolating and back and tooth pain mounting, Hilary Decent had plenty of reasons to write about why she couldn't write.
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Hilary Decent: There’s nothing like the southern charms experienced in Charleston, South Carolina
Elegant Charleston, South Carolina, is both history-filled and scenically beautiful, columnist Hilary Decent says.
Decent: Future of addressing climate change may just lie in the hands of young women
When it comes to looking after our planet, it seems the future may just be in female hands. In my opinion, it seems today’s young women are more progressive about...
Decent: Unexpected letter about inheritance from distant relative was no scam
An expected letter about a relative who died without a will sends columnist Hilary Decent on a bit of an adventure as she waits hear how much was was to...
Decent: Olympics opening ceremony a jaw-dropping spectacle — and not in a good way
After so much hype, the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics was bizarre, bewildering and anti-climactic, columnist Hilary Decent says.
Decent: Human trafficking is closer to home than you’d think, says pediatrician-turned-ministry leader
Human trafficking is closer to home than you'd think, says Dr. Joyce Lo, a Naperville pediatrician who now leads a ministry to educate people about its prevalence.
Decent: My new ‘diamond’ hobby seemed like a fun pastime but ‘relaxing’ it is not
The diamond art hobby might be marketed as the perfect way to relax, but that's not always the case, as columnist Hilary Decent discovered.
Decent: Be it smooth sailing or rough seas, passion for boating runs deep for this sailor
Despite being in some dicey situations, a Naperville man says the passion he feels for boating and boat racing is something he'll never lose.
Decent: Here’s why there are no bake sales at this year’s Naperville Municipal Band concerts and how they might return
The beautiful music of the Naperville Municipal Band concerts in Central Park this summer hit a sour note when I learned that one of the sweetest reasons for an evening...
Decent: Some of my favorite Naperville memories are from Ribfest, and I want it to return
July will forever conjure up memories of Ribfest for columnist Hilary Decent, who hopes someone can find a way to resurrect the annual Naperville event.