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

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...

Otto Tasche & Muji Pocket Pen by Glenn Strong Published in ChicagoNow, May 1, 2014 I have a cousin who makes fountain pens with inkwells....

Posted in ChicagoNow, April 28, 2014 Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 28, 2014, corresponds to the 27th day of...

By Laurie Levy, April 28, 2014 Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 28, 2014, corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on...

Posted in ChicagoNow, April 24, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) My 90-year-old mother likes to tell me I’m her mother now. What I think she...

Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, April 24, 2014 Is it possible to be a helicopter daughter, parent, and grandparent all at...

Posted in ChicagoNow, April 22, 2014 I have lived in the same house in southeast Evanston for almost 40 years. Just two blocks away, at...

Posted in ChicagoNow, April 14, 2014 Boy, has the report card changed over generations. My parents received letter grades in the basic...