Social Impact Bonds: Chicago Plays Pay for Success with Young Kids
Published in ChicagoNow, October 20, 2015 I’ll confess that in my capacity as an early childhood director for over twenty years, I often...
Oct 19, 2015
A Health Insurance Plan Change That Will Hurt Many
Photo by wistech colleges {ublished in ChicagoNow, October 13, 2015 Let’s put some real faces on the decision by Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Oct 12, 2015
Separation Anxiety: Struggling to Say Goodbye
Published in ChicagoNow, October 5, 2015 In politics, the October surprise refers to the big event that happens just before an election...
Oct 4, 2015
How Blue Cross Blue Shield Hurts Kids with Special Needs
The road just got longer and harder for families of children with special needs. Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow,...
Sep 27, 2015
Writing My Book: Yikes It's September
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow September 21, 2015 My writing journal is catching up with real time. This is a frightening...
Sep 20, 2015
PARCC Test Fails Kids Again
From Raise Your Hand Illinois Published in ChicagoNow, September 17, 2015 Parents, brace yourselves. The results are in and only 30-40...
Sep 16, 2015
Summer Vacation is Done but my Book is Not
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, September 15, 2015 My writing journal (AKA Bridget Jones’s Diary for Seniors) for the...
Sep 14, 2015
Celebrating my Special Birthday
The perfect gift – A Memory Book Published in ChicagoNow, September 8, 2015 I was really anxious about turning the “Big 7-0” on Labor...
Sep 7, 2015
To the Cyclist who Almost Hit Me
Photo by Andy Rothwell Published in ChicagoNow, September 2, 2015 September is here. National Courtesy Month. And today I was almost hit...
Sep 1, 2015
Writing This Book for my Mom
With my mom 65+ years ago Published in ChicagoNow, August 31, 2015 When I started this book writing project, I really thought I could do...
Aug 30, 2015