Jan 22, 2018
Why I Joined the Womens March Again
My sign for 2018 featuring one of my grandkids at the 2017 March Published in ChicagoNow, January 22, 2018 By Chicago standards, January...
Jan 8, 2018
The Golden Globes: What do Fancy Black Dresses Say?
Kendall Jenner Posted in ChicagoNow, January 8, 2018 Everyone wear black. I get it. Let’s make a statement. Let’s say #TimesUp. At the...
Dec 26, 2017
Texting with my Grandkids
Published in ChicagoNow, December 26, 2017 I have finally accepted that texting is the only way to really reach my kids. I guess email is...
Dec 12, 2017
I Can’t Live Without Spell Check
Published in ChicagoNow, June 12, 2017 Recently, a ChicagoNow writing challenge asked me to blog about something I rely on and can’t do...
Nov 20, 2017
How do I Communicate with You?
Published in ChicagoNow, November 20, 2017 The irate parent had showed up for preschool with her three-year-old and baby in tow. When she...
Nov 13, 2017
Our Dysfunctional State Government at Work
In Springfield with Honest Abe & his family By Laurie Levy, November 13, 2017 Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary of the Illinois...
Nov 6, 2017
Words Matter: Trump Tweets but Mister Rogers Comforts
Published in ChiagoNow, November 6, 2017 When we were attacked on September 11, 2001, I was the director of Cherry Preschool. After...
Oct 24, 2017
Frances Perkins: A Woke Woman You Should Know
Perkins with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1961, the 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Published in ChicagoNow, October 24,...
Oct 16, 2017
An Empathy Challenge from the Other End of the Political Spectrum
The power of words from churchsimplified.com Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2017 A reader presented me with a challenge when she...
Oct 9, 2017
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...