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

Published in ChicagoNow, September 25, 2017 I’m not a huge fan of the NFL for a number of reasons. Football is a brutal sport and, not...

Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2017 Evanston, Illinois supports its public schools. Last spring, we even voted for a referendum...

Published in ChicagoNow, August 28, 2017 I took my granddaughter who is entering middle school shopping to buy a “first day of school...

A Google Earth view of how the street I lived on as a child looks today Published in ChicagoNow, August 25, 2017 Well, that’s not totally...

Not quite what she did, but you get the idea By ChicagoNow, August 7, 2017 In a local small shopping mall with dozens of available...

Published in ChicagoNow, September 8, 2017 You either love dolls or hate them. I am definitely in the doll-lovers camp. My mother adored...

Published in ChicagoNow, July 5, 2017 Early evening as I drove down Sheridan Road in Evanston, traffic was at a standstill. Of course, it...

Published in ChicagoNow, June 26, 2017 Today, on Forgiveness Day, I’m thinking that all of the women who saw themselves in the movie Bad...

Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2017 When my late mother entered her eighties, she often told me about which...

With my father Published in ChicagoNow, June 17, 2017 When one of my brothers did something caring for my late mother, she used to say he...