Apr 17, 2018
In Honor of Stress Awareness Month: Mom, the News, the Weather, and Me
Mom and me, about 30 years ago. Thinking of her today. Published in ChicagoNow, April 17, 2018 OMG, it was snowing in Chicago on April...
Apr 9, 2018
Thoughts About a Woman President
A fifth grader out canvassing for a referendum (who happens to be my granddaughter) Published in ChicagoNow, April 9, 2018 I have read...
Mar 27, 2018
Black Panther and the March for our Lives Give Me Hope
Published in ChicagoNow, March 27, 2018 When my husband was five back in 1951, he had a recurring dream that he could fly. My brother had...
Mar 19, 2018
Enough — Time to Tackle our Nation's Gun Problem
Generation Columbine at ETHS. Photo by Katelyn Varhely Published in ChicagoNow, March 19, 2018 My grandkids are part of what has sadly...
Mar 13, 2018
#TimesUp — How Far Have Women Really Come?
Published in ChicagoNow, March 13, 2018 I’ve been taking a class on Hamilton the musical versus what was really happening back then, and...
Mar 9, 2018
In Honor of National Grammar Day: It’s Between You and Me… Not I
Published in ChicagoNow, March 9, 2018 March 4 was National Grammar Day, so this is a belated rant about one of my pet peeves: the misuse...
Mar 6, 2018
Americas Gun Culture: Ballet with a Bullet
When the ballet skirts I ordered for my granddaughter’s birthday arrived from a Florida retailer that sells clothing for dancers, I was...
Mar 1, 2018
Dr. Seuss Birthday Challenge to Donald Trump
Kind of looks like POTUS Published in ChicagoNow, March 1, 2018 In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2, 1904), I implore the president...
Jan 30, 2018
Why Did I Read *That* Book?
Published in ChicagoNow, January 30, 2018 at 10:02 am You know the one I mean. Fire and Fury. After hearing the author, Michael Wolff,...
Jan 29, 2018
A Womans Place and Other Thoughts from my Nasty Snake-Filled Head
Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell, 1943 Published in ChicagoNow,. January 29, 2018 Courtland Sykes, a Republican running for Senate...