Rebuilding a Life Lost to Mental Illness
Published in ChicagoNow, May 18, 2015 When we finally found the grave of my husband’s grandmother, Pauline Rose Levey, it was at the end...
May 18, 2015
Becoming a Matriarch
Can you find the new matriarch? Published in ChicagoNow, May 13, 2015 I was helping one of my grandkids with her third-grade spelling...
May 13, 2015
Mother’s Day: A Great Grandchild's Tribute to her Bubbe
Maya and Bubbe Published in ChicagoNow, May 7, 2015 This is my first Mother’s Day without Mom. When my mother died last month, my...
May 7, 2015
Let It Go: My Grandchild with Cystic Fibrosis
Published in ChicagoNow, May 6, 2015 It’s hard to describe the pain of watching someone you love challenged by a chronic illness. When I...
May 6, 2015
Kindergarten Discipline: Carrots & Sticks
Will this boy survive kindergarten? Published in ChicagoNow, May 4, 2015 Back in August, my grandson started kindergarten filled with...
May 4, 2015
Photos in Frames and Preserving Memories
Mom holding a framed photo of Dad during WWII Published in ChicagoNow, April 29, 2015 When my mother died on April 19, we had no problem...
Apr 29, 2015
Reflections on the Death of my Mother
With my mom 65+ years ago Published in ChicagoNow, April 27, 2015 My mother, Evelyn Levine, died April 19 just before midnight. She was...
Apr 27, 2015
Play Must Follow Kids from Preschool to Kindergarten
Just a box Published in ChicagoNow, April 13, 2015 Many years ago, the teachers of Cherry Preschool in Evanston, Illinois, tried an...
Apr 13, 2015
PARCC Bullies
From Raise Your Hand Illinois Published in ChicagoNow, March 30, 2015 The headline of an Evanston Now (no connection to ChicagoNow) post...
Mar 30, 2015
Inclusion: A Preschool that Truly Cares About Other People’s Children
Published in ChicagoNow, March 25, 2015 Welcoming and including children with special needs has always been part of Cherry Preschool’s...
Mar 25, 2015