Articles by Fran Eaton
Time for Parents to Talk to Each Other – and Their Lawmakers
By Fran Eaton   |   09.12.13
Twelve year old Kristin had a secret she wanted to keep from her parents. They just wouldn’t understand if she told them about what she and a 17 year-old neighbor had been doing before their parents got home from work. ...
Latinos Stand for One-Man, One-Woman Marriage in Aurora
By Fran Eaton   |   04.23.13
AURORA – Saturday in front of State Rep Linda Chapa-Lavia’s downtown Aurora office, demonstrators from both sides of the gay marriage debate expressed their views. Rep Chapa-Lavia, a Democrat, is one of the few House members that has not made...
Marriage on Front Lines in Aurora
By Fran Eaton   |   04.23.13
AURORA – The debate over legalizing gay marriage in Illinois was in full force in downtown Aurora Saturday morning, when traditional marriage advocates and gay marriage activists stood side by side in front of State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia’s (D-Aurora)...
Marriage is Key to a Fiscally-Sound Future for Illinois
By Fran Eaton   |   09.19.12
The controversy over Mitt Romney’s comments about the 47 percent dependent on government coffers continues to heat up, with political pundits stunned that anyone running for president could be so insensitive.  “There are 47 percent who are with [Obama], who...
Are Opposite-Sex Partners Using Civil Unions to Scam the Pension System?
By Fran Eaton   |   02.16.12
Civil unions aren’t just for same sex couples, a Decatur Herald-Review story fittingly points out on Valentine’s Day, there are a growing number of opposite sex Illinois couples opting for civil unions over marriage. And it’s not so much about...
Activity E Carries X Rating
By Fran Eaton   |   11.10.11
Your child goes to class and the teacher opens discussion by saying, “I want you all to think about the things that turn you on.” Then she distributes a handout entitled Activity E: “What Turns You On???” Some students start...
Transparency Needed in Quinn’s Gambling Decision
By Fran Eaton   |   09.13.10
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) is about to make a billion dollar decision to which most of us haven’t paid much attention. For months, consortiums and companies have been working behind the scenes to become the jackpot winner of a...
A Nation of Laws and Immigrants
By Fran Eaton   |   07.01.10
“We’re a nation of laws, and a nation of immigrants…” ~ Barack Obama Those words define clearly the fine line Congress will need to consider in any attempt to correct our nation’s crisis concerning immigration. America is facing unprecedented confusion...
The Traditional Family is the Answer
By Fran Eaton   |   04.14.10
You’ve got to shake your head a little at the exploding number of folks on the streets shouting and holding signs saying, “We’re taxed enough already!” or “Smaller government, less taxes!” or the ever popular “Free markets, not socialism!” It’s...
Pouch-schoolers be prepared: Horton’s writers don’t like you
By Fran Eaton   |   03.25.08
Beware, home school moms: be notified beforehand that you’ve been typecast into the role of villainess in this weekend’s children’s smash hit “Horton Hears a Who?” Settled down with our three and five year old grandsons Saturday afternoon, I was...
Cook County 9%, the Lord 10%
By Fran Eaton   |   03.13.08
If you live in Cook County or nearby, you’re likely to have heard the uproar of business owners and taxpayers who are facing a sales tax increase in order to fill a massive county budget gap. On the county’s boundaries,...
Illinois Primary Report: Little Faith or Big Hope?
By Fran Eaton   |   02.19.08
So, how did Illinois’ earliest primary ever fare for the state’s values voters? Just as those post-Exodus spies sent into the Promised Land fourteen centuries ago reported back about Canaanite activity, today’s answer would be, “Well folks, there’s good news...
Fran Eaton
Fran Eaton

Fran Eaton is a freelance writer living in DuPage County. She and her late husband Joe homeschooled their three children for 15 years, and she is now the proud grandmother of ten.

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