The Best Advice I Ever Received from my Dad was to Leave Home
Dad delivering one of his lectures Published in ChicagoNow, March 20, 2015 Growing up in a suburb of Detroit in the late 50’s and early...
Mar 20, 2015
I Quit my Job, and That’s the Day my Life Changed
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, March 11, 2015 Of course, there are so many pivotal days that change a person’s life. For...
Mar 11, 2015
A Christmas Letter Between Old Friends
On vacation together – one more kid yet to come Published in ChicagoNow, December 30, 2014 I only receive one Christmas letter in recent...
Dec 30, 2014
What Do You Believe In? Ask “The Little Preschool That Could”
Published in ChicagoNow, November 13, 2014 The seeds of what Cherry Preschool of Evanston, Illinois, believes in were present from the...
Nov 13, 2014
Taking the Road Less Traveled: The Founding of Cherry Preschool
Published in ChicagoNow, October 29, 2014 The first Cherry Preschool was born in 1990. It existed on a scrap of paper hidden in a drawer...
Oct 29, 2014
What’s in a Name? Finding Your Roots
Pauline Rose Levey Published in ChicagoNow, October 8, 2014 At first, all we had was a name – Pauline Rose. When my father-in-law,...
Oct 8, 2014
A Grandparents’ Day Reflection
Published in ChicagoNow, September 4, 2014 First grandkids Sunday is Grandparents’ Day. Now that I am a pro, with eight amazing grandkids...
Sep 4, 2014
Crummy Jobs Taught Me Four Important Lessons
Published in ChicagoNow, September 1, 2014 Let’s see – I sold nylons in a low-end downtown Detroit shoe store, was a cashier in a tiny...
Sep 1, 2014
Summer Vacation Ideas for Families: Traveling with Kids is a Just a Trip
A 7-year-old’s ode to summer Posted in ChicagoNow, June 9, 2014 Many months ago, I embarked on the seemingly endless project of...
Jun 9, 2014
A Life Lost to Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Sharing Pauline’s Story The only photo we have of Pauline and her family Posted in ChicagoNow, May...
May 26, 2014