Susan Keaton

Don't get fixated on birthdays but use them as an opportunity to remember what's important in life and what is not.

Keaton: Another year wiser, the most important thing I’ve learned is cherish your friends and family — and tell them

December 12, 2018 at 10:11 p.m.

I celebrated a birthday last Saturday. It was during the holiday weekend, as it often is, so I marked it somewhat quietly with my family (and all those Facebook friends)....

Volunteers serve snacks at last year's free community health fair, co-sponsored by Islamic Center of Naperville and Community United Methodist Church.

Keaton: Islamic Center, Methodist church join to get people of all faiths access to medical care

December 13, 2018 at 1:46 a.m.

Last year I spent a sunny September Saturday greeting people at the doors of a Naperville mosque. Many were entering a mosque for the very first time that day, but...

Adolescence is no easy time for daughters trying to assert themselves and slowly become independent and moms who have to bite their tongues to keep from offering too much advice, columnist Susan Keaton says.

Keaton: Staying serene in the storm of adolescence no easy feat for mom

August 9, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” my daughter asked mildly, and I realized I had been staring at her with a wistful smile. I had come home at...

Keaton: More than a year of column-writing leaves me basking in blessings

December 13, 2018 at 4:20 a.m.

Every so often it’s good to reflect on life’s blessings. Today’s column revisits some issues I’ve written about in the last 14 months. Suits for Success One of my early...

A replica Sherman tank manned by tiny soldiers ready to fight is the kind of thing there's an audience of buyers for on eBay.

Keaton: It’s a whole different world in cyberspace, where tiny toy soldiers and replica WWII trucks can make someone’s day

May 16, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

I’ve been hard at work ridding my house, basement and garage of unwanted or unneeded items by carefully cleaning each one, photographing it from several angles, writing a dazzling description...

A colorful crowd of spectators lined the parade route June 17 at Aurora's first Pride Parade.

Keaton: Aurora Pride Parade was a glorious experience – why not bring it to Naperville?

May 16, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

About three dozen people from my Naperville church joined several thousand people in the Aurora Pride Parade on Father’s Day, and it was a beautiful experience. Old and young, people...

A view of Naperville from atop Moser Tower, which holds the Millennium Carillon, one of just four six-octave carillons in North America.

Keaton: Tour of Moser Tower casts carillon’s pending fate in a new light

December 13, 2018 at 11:31 a.m.

This year I marked Memorial Day among the bells of Naperville’s Millennium Carillon. On a day so hot and humid that Naperville canceled its annual parade, I stood in the...

Greek musician Yanni says he heard "Yanni" on the much-debated internet recording but many people would say he's wrong because they hear "Laurel."

Keaton: Yanny or Laurel? Half empty or half full? All depends on your perspective

December 13, 2018 at 3:57 p.m.

Got a text from my husband the other night. “Yanny or Laurel?” he asked. “Definitely Laurel,” I responded. “Same,” he answered. We might disagree on politics most of the time...

Keaton: Sisters remember when North Central radio station was their grandparents’ home

December 14, 2018 at 6:11 p.m.

Five decades' worth of North Central College alumni are expected to descend on the WONC-FM's offices May 11 to mark the college radio station's first half century. At 10 a.m.,...

Inquiring minds have many questions about the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and all things royal, all of which provide easy distractions from such tasks as writing columns, Susan Keaton says.

Keaton: Life happens, whether you have your column idea or not

December 14, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

Things I did the last couple of weeks instead of preparing my column: *Went to a convention in Denver for three days, two nights. Worked hard. Ate well. Stayed up...

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