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

Posted in ChicagoNow, June 4, 2014 This has nothing to do with Obamacare or Medicare or death panels or any other health care policy....

By Laurie Levy, May 29, 2014 at 6:52 am Thinking back on it, I was always anxious about June. Even in years when I disliked the demands...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Sharing Pauline’s Story The only photo we have of Pauline and her family Posted in ChicagoNow, May...

Precious but Handle with Care Posted in ChicagoNow May 22, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) A favorite crystal vase of mine fell from a...

College graduate – Class of 2032 Posted in ChicagoNow, May 19, 2014 The best advice I received when I graduated college was no advice....

Photo by Quinn Norton Posted in ChicagoNow, May 15, 2014 It’s the Manic Month of May – and every kid must perform. Parents, you know what...

One Mom's Mother's Day Message for her Daughters Posted in ChicagoNow, May 7, 2014 Dear Daughters, I raised you to believe you had to do...

Yes, it’s me! Posted in ChicagoNow, May 6, 2014 Forty-five years ago, I stood in front of my students at Niles East High School in...

Mother's Day Thoughts About Skype, FaceTime, and Virtual Connecting Posted in ChicagoNow, May 5, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) My...

Posted in ChicagoNow, May 1, 2014 I have a cousin who makes fountain pens with inkwells. When I asked his sister why, she explained that...