Grief Loss and Queen Annes Lace
Photo by Kathy Clark Published in ChicagoNow , August 3, 2016 As I see my mother’s favorite wildflower, Queen Anne’s Lace, popping up in...
Aug 3, 2016
Donald Trump: Please Don't Equate Presidential Debates and Football
Even a child can figure out how to watch two things on at the same time. Photo by Kari Jasus. Published in ChicagoNow, August 1, 2016...
Aug 1, 2016
Thank You Michelle Obama
USP photo Published in ChicagoNow, July 26, 2016 Last week, I was in despair. Donald J. Trump had painted such a dark picture of his...
Jul 26, 2016
The Joy of a Real Bookstore
Published in ChicagoNow, July 25, 2016 Recently, we took our grandkids to an actual, brick and mortar Barnes and Noble in a suburb of...
Jul 25, 2016
The Secret Life of Pets As Seen Through the Eyes of a Seven-Year-Old Boy
Published in ChicagoNow, July 18, 2016 at 1:49 pm The Secret Life of Pets is definitely a movie to attend with kids. We happened to take...
Jul 18, 2016
Hope and Despair and Last Week’s Killings
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, July 11, 2016 Yesterday at the...
Jul 11, 2016
Immigrants Made America Great Mr. Trump: My Grandfather’s Story
My grandfather working in his store in Detroit – just as I remembered it Published in ChicagoNow, June 30, 2016 In June of 1885, the...
Jun 30, 2016
Retired: The Forever Young Generation Retools
(Or why a seventy-year-old woman wrote her first book) Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2016 My younger brother just retired. So did my...
Jun 20, 2016
Searching for my Father
Baseball was my father’s passion all of his life Published in ChicagoNow, June 18, 2016 (Adapted from an essay in my book Terribly...
Jun 18, 2016
Why My Granddaughters Sixth Grade Graduation Made Me Cry
Photo by my granddaughter Published in ChicagoNow, June 15, 2016 I’m sure the family members and guests attending The Cove School...
Jun 15, 2016