This edition of Positively Naperville is Vol. 25 No. 1.

Folks continue to ask how and why we began. So here goes…

As we begin our 25th year, we’re reminded of a year of excitement and educational experiences 26 years ago that came with planning and putting together that first issue of this monthly publication early in the new millennium. For a number of years, we had written newsletters for local businesses that were printed at Minuteman Press, 1,000 copies at a time. When we enthusiastically presented our big run-of-the-press idea to Naperville’s printer, Ray Kinney, he said he couldn’t print it for us. We were stunned! Then Ray explained the difference between a web press that he didn’t use and the sheet-fed press he uses.

For a little background, shortly after our family of five move

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