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0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Arts & Entertainment Join Us for a Discussion on The Challenges of Family Caregiving Courtenay Miles , Neighbor Posted | Updated Reply Join author award-winning author Melanie P. Merriman for a book reading, panel and discussion of the challenges and responsibilities of family caregiving. Melanie P. Merriman, PhD is a research scientist turned hospice quality consultant turned non-profit foundation grant evaluator who finally gave in to her lifelong desire to write. Her choice of careers and projects stems from a passion to illuminate, understand, and find meaning. She is the author of Holding the Net: Caring for My Mother on the Tightrope of Aging , winner of American Book Fest’s 2017 Best Book Award for Autobiography/Memoir. Signed books will be available for sale. Tuesday, August 14, 2018; 7 p.m. Hosted … [Read more...] about Book Reading with Author Melanie P. Merriman

Sponsored By 0 Real Estate Wondering what's on the market? Here is what the newest houses in and near Naperville have to offer. Real Estate News , Patch Staff Posted Reply NAPERVILLE, IL — On the hunt for a new home, and want the latest listings on what's available near you? Need some help finding the perfect place for you and your loved ones? You've come to the right place! To keep you up to date, we've got an up-to-date batch of five new listings nearby. Here's a handy list of the five newest homes to hit the market in the Naperville area — including a house in the Aurora area with 3 beds and 1 bath for $182,900, and another with 4 beds and 6 baths for $849,900. Looking for more pics and details? Just click on any address to learn more. Enjoy! Editor’s note: This list was automatically generated. Related: Visit The Patch Mortgage Center To Lock In Today's Best Rates 1. 415 River Bluff … [Read more...] about Naperville Area: 5 Newest Houses For Sale

Seventy-five years ago this week, the teenage supersleuth Nancy Drew zoomed into the world -- and the hearts and minds of little girls -- in her blue roadster, wearing a perfect frock and brandishing a formidable intelligence tempered by the gentility of her upper-class milieu. Ever since, and even under circumstances that might have knocked down a lesser detective -- war, the Depression, terrorism -- she has prospered. Just last spring, her current publisher, Simon & Schuster, relaunched the series (which has never gone out of print), and the 10 up-to-the-minute titles released so far have sold briskly. The reasons for Nancy Drew's durability were clear from the start. In "The Secret of the Old Clock," published in April 1930 as part of a three-volume "breeder set" along with "The Hidden Staircase" and "The Bungalow Mystery," her first readers discovered a heroine who was, in addition to being attractive and generous, utterly her own young woman. In that sense she was the most … [Read more...] about Our Teenage Heroine at 75

WHO was your Nancy Drew? “She was a team leader,” said Susan Silbermann, 47, who, as a Baltimore tween, painstakingly collected the series about the Girl Sleuth and her sidekicks. Ms. Silbermann became a team leader herself — president of Pfizer’s pharmaceutical business in Latin America. And who was your Nancy Drew? “I didn’t connect with her,” said Sara Paretsky, 62, the crime writer, whose own female gumshoe is the cranky smart mouth, V. I. Warshawski. “She had so much domestic support and I grew up in a fractured household without support.” But the imprint was inescapable, Ms. Paretsky said. In middle age, she gave herself a roadster “and I do feel so tough and a little Nancy Drewish.” Nancy Drew was invoked last week during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She has said that her Nancy Drew represented boldness and intelligence, the books a gift from a hardworking single parent. In recent years, Laura Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ruth Bader … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew’s Granddaughters

There she was, sprawled comfortably on a couch at the Lazy B Ranch, nose deep in a Nancy Drew mystery, when her father summoned. Not now , Dad, little Sandra Day, future Supreme Court justice, pleaded, I’m just getting to the good part. But Dad whisked her off to a remote pasture where a newborn calf, its hindquarters half-eaten by a coyote and further snacked on by the vultures now circling overhead, lay in the grass, bloodied and bawling. Merciful Dad wanted little Sandra to see him shoot it between the eyes. Yes, well, res ipsa loquitur and all that. Back to the couch and “The Secret of the Old Clock” or “The Clue of the Tapping Heels” or whichever tale her father had pried her from to witness that little life lesson, recounted by Sandra Day O’Connor in “Lazy B,” her memoir of growing up in the Southwest. Although at this point who really needed Nancy Drew, girl sleuth, for a character-building dose of you-go-girl gumption, when the real world so vividly offered plenty of … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew and the Secret of the 3 Black Robes

Sponsored By 0 Real Estate This Odenton colonial mixes charm and luxury with its brick façade and intricate ceilings. The home could be yours for $865,000. Jacob Baumgart , Patch Staff Posted Reply ODENTON, MD — This brick colonial is a charming family home. With plenty of entertaining spaces and an upscale ensuite, the property was just listed for $865,000 in Odenton. First-floor highlights include the double-height foyer, the home office and the family room fireplace. The main level can accommodate even the largest parties with its dining room, breakfast area and bar-top island. The partially finished basement and the spacious patio offer additional entertaining options. The primary suite lies upstairs beneath a cathedral ceiling. The attached bath features dual vanities and a corner tub. Buyers will also appreciate the community's pool and playground. View all 51 photos here … [Read more...] about Brick Colonial Offers Curbside Appeal, Luxurious Upgrades In Odenton