Pat Lenhoff

Column: Thank workers you encounter (from at least 6 feet) when shopping for essentials during coronavirus pandemic

April 1, 2020 at 8:45 p.m.

We talked recently about our first line of defense in the fight against COVID-19 — the first responders and the hospital staff who care for infected patients while putting their...

Column: Health care workers are battling against COVID-19 and they need more equipment

March 24, 2020 at 9:08 p.m.

Ground zero. The phrase still takes your breath away, along with memories of blackened twisted steel and ash everywhere in the center of New York City. It was so incongruous...

Column: Social distancing goes against human nature. But we need to practice it now more than ever.

March 24, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

Just a couple of weeks ago, I addressed the beginning stages of America's experience with the coronavirus, as certain events and venues closed temporarily while public health officials tried to...

Column: Coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic. We need to plan and prepare.

March 11, 2020 at 6:38 p.m.

What began as brief news reports about an increasing virus in China since has become the dominant news story of the past several weeks. That's saying a lot. Considering the...

Column: March brings warmer weather, greener sights and St. Patrick’s Day. I can’t wait.

March 5, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

As mid-March approaches, the spring-evoking color of green increases all around with hints of green appearing on the long-dormant trees and lawn. The tiniest buds of green poke up from...

Column: Today’s acrimonious politics create greater need for true open primaries in Illinois

February 26, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

The primary election in Illinois is right around the corner, happening on March 17. I must confess to being one of the many non-party-affiliated voters who, in the past, simply...

Column: Libertyville High School enjoys the spotlight during the Super Bowl

February 19, 2020 at 10:37 p.m.

Hold on a little longer because March is whispering over our shoulders. As the seasons prepare to transition, it's perfect timing for a brief end-of-winter visit to the land of...

Column: Trolley rides would only help this booming section of Milwaukee Avenue in the burbs

February 13, 2020 at 10:32 p.m.

I've been procrastinating doing a clean sweep of my resource file since, oh, about 2010. After every New Year, it's on my list of resolutions. And every year, a distraction...

Column: Sharing love on Valentine’s Day is needed now more than ever

February 5, 2020 at 10:36 p.m.

We're moving through the beginning of February without much wicked winter weather, and I like it like that way. Fingers crossed, the trend continues. But milder than normal weather can...

Column: Tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 others should remind us all about the importance of seizing the day

January 28, 2020 at 10:32 p.m.

When news spread that basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people died Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, there were plenty of stunned...

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