Best of the Blogs: What Are Your Neighbors Saying This Week?

At Patch, we love our bloggers! No other local platform allows communities to connect the way our Local Voices section does. 

So, each week we'll highlight the best of the local blogs from around the area in our Best of the Blogs feature. 

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What does silence sound like? For many LGBT students, the sound of silence would be a welcome change to the endless name-calling and harassment they face every day. — By Colleen Giannone

Time heals...nothing.

Let’s examine an age-old saying together. Time heals all wounds. Does it really? I think it's very safe to say that time is actually an enemy of ours when it comes to undiagnosed or untreated medical conditions. By Frank Taylor

Saving Money but Keeping Warmer

Will County’s Resource Recovery and Energy division of Land Use has been reaching out to residents with tips on saving energy for over two years.  I have had the pleasure to submitting blogs to Patch for much of that time on a variety of energy and recycling topics. Today, I am sharing a personal experience with a home energy improvement my family made last summer. — By Marta Keane

Joliet City Council Does Not Support Veterans

There are a lot of different reasons to vote for or against a specific candidate or incumbent. Some people have very strong views on a particular subject, and cast their vote in support of someone who has come out in agreement with their position. It is often said this is the worst way to vote, on the basis of a single issue. Sometimes, however, there are issues that in and of themselves tell me what I need to know about a candidate. — By Denise Williams

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