- Feb 5, 2015
Looking at Diversity Through a Different Lens
Published in ChicagoNow, February 5, 2015 My youngest daughter was part of the last cohort of half-day kindergarteners in my community of...
- Sep 11, 2014
Remembering September 11 — When Terror Came to Preschool
Welcome to preschool Published in ChicagoNow, September 11, 2014 The kids whose first day of preschool was September 11, 2001 are in high...
- Jul 11, 2014
A School Principal with Principles – Warren Cherry
Posted in ChicagoNow, July 11, 2014 My mentor, Warren Cherry, died on July 11, 1990, twenty-four years ago, but his legacy lives on. A...
- Apr 22, 2014
An Earth Day Tribute to Our Local Field of Dreams
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 22, 2014 I have lived in the same house in southeast Evanston for almost 40 years. Just two blocks away, at...
- Feb 27, 2014
For Children Lost Too Soon to Childhood Cancer
Sammy's Memorial Garden Friendship Table in memory of Kaelan Published in ChicagoNow, February 27, 2014 I don’t know my fellow ChicagoNow...
- Jan 22, 2014
Not Alinea But A 5 Star Experience for my Family
Published in ChicagoNow, January 22, 2014 Recently, we went out to lunch with three of our grandchildren and their parents. Thank...
- Nov 25, 2013
Choose Kindness and Caring
Published in ChicagoNow, November 25, 2013 (Photo: José M. Osorio for Chicago Dental Society) Thanksgiving feels like the right time of...