Guns is America: Anyone May be the Next Victim
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, October 9, 2017 Today is John...
Oct 8, 2017
Warren Cherry: Trump or God or Obama?
Warren Cherry's portrait on the preschool wall Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2016 Every year for the past twenty-four years, I...
Dec 7, 2016
Bullying, Setting Kids on Fire, Creepy Clowns, Locker Room Talk, and Other Hated Filled Acts
These kids deserve a better world Published in ChicagoNow, October 10, 2016 This is not the world I had hoped my eight grandchildren...
Oct 9, 2016
Park School Has a Playground its Students Can’t Use
Not a playground for kids using wheelchairs Published in ChicagoNow, September 28, 2016 Have you ever tried pushing a twenty-five-pound...
Sep 27, 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 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 17, 2016
Someone I Love Has Cancer
Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow March 28, 2016 I have two younger brothers but have always wished I had a sister. That’s...
Mar 27, 2016
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 6, 2015
Valentine’s Day is a Good Time to Celebrate Friendship and Inclusion
Posted in ChicagoNow, February 9, 2015 There are lots of aspects of middle school that create PTSD in highly successful and competent...
Feb 9, 2015
Big Hero 6 – An Intergenerational Review
Published in ChicagoNow December 26, 2014 “Awesome! I loved Go Go Tomago. She was strong and brave.” “As good as Frozen!” These comments...
Dec 26, 2014