- Jan 22, 2018
Why I Joined the Womens March Again
My sign for 2018 featuring one of my grandkids at the 2017 March Published in ChicagoNow, January 22, 2018 By Chicago standards, January...
- Jan 8, 2018
The Golden Globes: What do Fancy Black Dresses Say?
Kendall Jenner Posted in ChicagoNow, January 8, 2018 Everyone wear black. I get it. Let’s make a statement. Let’s say #TimesUp. At the...
- Dec 26, 2017
Texting with my Grandkids
Published in ChicagoNow, December 26, 2017 I have finally accepted that texting is the only way to really reach my kids. I guess email is...
- Dec 12, 2017
I Can’t Live Without Spell Check
Published in ChicagoNow, June 12, 2017 Recently, a ChicagoNow writing challenge asked me to blog about something I rely on and can’t do...
- Nov 20, 2017
How do I Communicate with You?
Published in ChicagoNow, November 20, 2017 The irate parent had showed up for preschool with her three-year-old and baby in tow. When she...
- Nov 13, 2017
Our Dysfunctional State Government at Work
In Springfield with Honest Abe & his family By Laurie Levy, November 13, 2017 Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary of the Illinois...
- Nov 6, 2017
Words Matter: Trump Tweets but Mister Rogers Comforts
Published in ChiagoNow, November 6, 2017 When we were attacked on September 11, 2001, I was the director of Cherry Preschool. After...
- Oct 24, 2017
Frances Perkins: A Woke Woman You Should Know
Perkins with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1961, the 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Published in ChicagoNow, October 24,...
- Oct 16, 2017
An Empathy Challenge from the Other End of the Political Spectrum
The power of words from churchsimplified.com Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2017 A reader presented me with a challenge when she...
- Oct 9, 2017
Guns is America: Anyone May be the Next Victim
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, October 9, 2017 Today is John...