The editor's selection of Thoughtful India's longer reporting and analysis on India, its diaspora and Indian American life.
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Archived 2018 listing: YA-MA Learning's all-day summer camps at Waubonsie Valley and Metea Valley high schools — LEGO robotics, coding, Python, STEM, and
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Seventeen years in the U.S. and still learning: hello waves from strangers, grocery-shelf manners, gym small talk, and words that don't translate.
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A 2017 review of LABS, a Naperville gym with group classes like Catalyst and Force — plus its 2017 pricing and a $14-for-14-days promo (now expired).
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Some employers went beyond unlimited PTO: Evernote's vacation stipend, Daimler's auto-deleting holiday email, and FullContact's paid-paid vacation — a 2017
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Pediatric dental sedation deaths are rare but real — from Stockton to Yuma, children have died after anesthesia at the dentist.
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A wannabe YouTuber who asked his girlfriend to shoot him through a book, and a newlywed couple killed taking a train selfie — when going viral turns deadly.
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YA-MA Learning's 2017 robotics summer camp for ages 6–13 in Naperville and Aurora — Lego WeDo 2.0, Mindstorms EV3, FLL challenges, and a build-your-own-PC
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Bill Cosby was scheduled to stand trial on June 5, 2017, on sexual assault charges from the Andrea Constand case — the first major case of the MeToo era.
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SAGA reviews Townhouse Books & Café in St. Charles: an indie bookstore in an 1853 Victorian house on the Fox River — plus sandwiches and salads.
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The 1,179-mile Keystone XL pipeline — 830,000 barrels a day from Alberta's oil sands to Nebraska. Approved by Trump in 2017 after Obama blocked it.
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Substance abuse can touch any family — including Indian-American families in Naperville. 360 Youth Services' Power of Choice offers prevention and counseling.
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YA-MA Learning's LEGO robotics and engineering STEM classes for ages 4–13 in Naperville — programming, engineering builds, coding, and competition prep,
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Ex-TCS vice-chairman S. Ramadorai quit as skill-development agency chairman in 2016, fueling rumors he could replace ousted Cyrus Mistry at Tata Sons.
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Summary of the leaked October 2016 letter in which ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry warned of an $18 billion write-down and alleged governance lapses.
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The Tata Sons board ousted Cyrus Mistry on October 24, 2016, bringing back Ratan Tata as interim chairman. What happened — and what his leaked letter alleged.
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Filicide — a parent killing their own child — is rare but real. From Susan Smith to John List to the 'candyman' case: the cases and the motives behind them.
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Huawei strapped an Honor 8 to a weather balloon at Sweden's Esrange Space Center, livestreaming to 18,425 meters — later verified by Guinness World Records.
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Naperville Indian Community Outreach hosts its 2nd India Day Parade and concert on August 14, 2016, with Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan as Grand Marshal —
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Most days I feel elated about being a working mother. But there are days when the guilt of not having spent enough time with my kids makes me miserable. All…
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Kidz Learn STEM robotics and engineering classes for ages 5–13 in Naperville and Aurora — Lego robotics, coding through storyboards, and summer workshops
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