A guide on how to best prepare for your parent/teacher conference and avoid a fist fight, verbal altercation or panic attacks.
A person who views the world at age 50 as he did when he was 20, has wasted 30 years of his life.
Every writer has their superstitions and rituals; here are some of mine.
We can come up with another way to encourage safe driving near schools.
A Chicago Heights resident takes a closer at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's speed camera plan.
So many people settle for less than what they can be because we don't know we can be great. Inspired by a talk I heard about the journey to greatness, I share my thoughts.
As she prepares for her Oct. 29 recital, Chicago Heights native Michelle Gliottoni-Rodriguez shares the pressures, anxieties and empowering moments that taught her how to rule the stage.
Why internal conversations often destroy real ones.
Wiggins announces his candidacy.
Have you ever wanted to write a fictional novel? Here are some of tips that fiction writer Michelle Rodriguez learned from her writing experiences.
When you have decided why you're setting the goals you have set, and it's something so important failure isn't an option, keeping that "why" front and center guarantees your success!
Senior citizens are being robbed and hurt by elaborate schemes, says Cook County Cop Marc A. Wiley.
Take charge of your life by making decisions that are good for you and letting go of the past. Little tips and tricks to reach your goal, and a whole-person approach to wellness and success.
A discussion about the tension between going to church and watching football each Sunday.
A discussion on the merits of possessing a super human ability and how that desire relates to the complicated world we live in.
Chicago Heights resident Art Wiggins disputes calls to Code Enforcement about his property and reveals more than 30 pictures of what he feels are safety hazards in his neighborhood.
An introduction to a blog series about love, faith, hope and courage, growth, joy, adversity, family and living without fear. Told through the eyes of someone the world should know.
The futile and mundane tasks of life may be pointing to a sometimes hidden belief that what we do matters to God.
Outspoken Heights Resident Art Wiggins explains how Blackful organized a meeting of minds.
Cook County cop and Prairie State College Trustee Marc A. Wiley Sr. relates his faith and reminds us we're not alone.
Cook County cop Marc A. Wiley Sr. uses the story of Rip Van Winkle to examine importance of knowing our history.
If we said to those who support the closure of this hospital, "We will give in to the pressure if you give up your pension," what would their response be?
The cycle that occurs from the ranks of cool youth to middle-aged dork.
Marc A. Wiley Sr. provides a few words of inspiration for anyone who feels like the world is on his or her shoulders.
Cook County cop and Prairie State College Trustee Marc A. Wiley Sr. asks, "Who is truly looking out for our seniors and veterans?"
Prairie State College Trustee and longtime policeman Marc Wiley says the village may be broken, but we need to rebuilt it to raise our children.
Local Voice Marc A. Wiley Sr. asks the question, Are the fates of children tied to that of their parents?
The first entry in a new Local Voices column from a newly elected trustee for Prairie State College and member of the Cook County Sheriff Police Department.
A longtime Sheriff's Department policeman tells the story of his encounter with a prostitute named "D," and what he learned from talking to her.
In cooperation with Prairie State College, Bloom High School will begin field testing the Solar-Powered Oil Recovery Center (SPORC) beginning Fall 2011.
This is a brief introduction that dispels common assumptions about what I might think as a minister. I also celebrate a new mural that is being painted in Homewood.
Heat wave PSA.
text book definition of Independence Day.
For the week of June 15-June 19, 2011, Bloom High School’s Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam presented to hundreds of teachers, MIT professors, students and potential investors.
Overwhelmed by my husband's fight against cancer, I've been inspired by a child's wonderful optimism. We should all remember the possibility we once saw as children.
My husband's fight against cancer- and how we can all help.
Resident Art Wiggins gives a few suggestions for how the city can lower the stress level of Chicago Heights drivers.
The South Side from the point of view of someone who loves the spirit of the people!
"I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die Discover that I had not lived." HDT
Bloom High School is one of 13 Schools Nationwide Honored with $10,000 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant