Author Archives: Nina D. Gaspich

gaspich.qxd Re: “Great Ball of Fire,” November 13 Michael Miner’s profile of John White and his photos of the recent gas explosion and fire was quite interesting and informative. However, I was rather surprised that he made no mention of what is, to me at least, the single most striking aspect of the photo that […]

gaspich.qxd In her review of The Queen’s Project [Section Two, April 17], Carol Burbank describes Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots as “sisters (who) never met.” Actually, those two queens were cousins. Elizabeth I did, however, have an older half sister, Queen Mary I, with whom she was tragically well-acquainted. Their relationship was […]

To the editors: Yes, downtown Joliet is a moribund shell of its thriving former self. Yes, I miss the economic vitality of the area that figures in pleasant childhood memories. But your writer could have been a little more fair! I can’t believe that, in his brief tour of the central city [“The Ditch That […]