Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

Published in ChicagoNow, June 12, 2017 Recently, a ChicagoNow writing challenge asked me to blog about something I rely on and can’t do...

Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2017 Many Evanstonians were outraged by a highly insensitive comment by Alderman Ann Rainey about...

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...

In Springfield with Honest Abe & his family By Laurie Levy, November 13, 2017 Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary of the Illinois...

Published in ChiagoNow, November 6, 2017 When we were attacked on September 11, 2001, I was the director of Cherry Preschool. After...

Halloween 1979 – a simpler era Published in ChicagoNow, October 31, 2017 When did Halloween evolve into such a huge deal? I have a hard...

Perkins with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1961, the 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Published in ChicagoNow, October 24,...

The power of words from churchsimplified.com Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2017 A reader presented me with a challenge when she...

In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, October 9, 2017 Today is John...

Photo by Alison Curtis Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2017 Many Americans seem to have forgotten how to have empathy for others....