Evanston Technology Decision Leaves Some Kids Behind
Photo by Brad Flickinger Published in ChicagoNow, May 7, 2018 This is an educational tale of two tweens. My granddaughters are six months...
May 6, 2018
My Love Affair with the Tooth Fairy
Published in ChicagoNow, May 2, 2018 My parents had a remarkable system for the tooth fairy. Each time my brothers and I lost a tooth, we...
May 1, 2018
Time to Try a Different Way to Teach Reading
Published in ChicagoNow, April 23, 2018 The only volunteer job I ever quit was being a reading fluency tutor shortly after I retired. The...
Apr 22, 2018
In Honor of Stress Awareness Month: Mom, the News, the Weather, and Me
Mom and me, about 30 years ago. Thinking of her today. Published in ChicagoNow, April 17, 2018 OMG, it was snowing in Chicago on April...
Apr 16, 2018
Thoughts About a Woman President
A fifth grader out canvassing for a referendum (who happens to be my granddaughter) Published in ChicagoNow, April 9, 2018 I have read...
Apr 8, 2018
In My World, Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
Published in ChicagoNow, April 2, 2018 Today is World Autism Awareness Day. I guess it’s a good idea to have a special day for autism...
Apr 1, 2018
Schools Need Custodians Who Care, Not Outsourced Companies that Don't
Photo by Mellierene4 via Flickr Published in ChicagoNow, March 29, 2018 Gus Lira has been Cherry Preschool’s custodian for most of its...
Mar 28, 2018
Black Panther and the March for our Lives Give Me Hope
Published in ChicagoNow, March 27, 2018 When my husband was five back in 1951, he had a recurring dream that he could fly. My brother had...
Mar 26, 2018
Enough — Time to Tackle our Nation's Gun Problem
Generation Columbine at ETHS. Photo by Katelyn Varhely Published in ChicagoNow, March 19, 2018 My grandkids are part of what has sadly...
Mar 18, 2018
#TimesUp — How Far Have Women Really Come?
Published in ChicagoNow, March 13, 2018 I’ve been taking a class on Hamilton the musical versus what was really happening back then, and...
Mar 12, 2018