Oct 26, 2016
2016 Election on November 9: We Need to Find our Common Humanity
My granddaughter in 2008 Published in ChicagoNow, October 26, 2016 Yesterday, my ten-year-old granddaughter reported her classmate was...
Oct 20, 2016
A Nasty Woman Responds
Published in ChicagoNow, October 20, 2016 I’ll claim the title. For the upcoming election, I’m Trump’s worst nightmare. A white, suburban...
Oct 10, 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 7, 2016
The Time I Threw my Vote Away and Other Tales from a Faithful Voter
Published in ChicagoNow, October 7, 2016 Apparently, many Millennials plan to sit out this election. Others are thinking they should vote...
Sep 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton and The Smart Girl in the Room
Published in ChicagoNow, September 27, 2016 I’m only a couple of years older than Hillary Clinton. Like her, I grew up in a middle-class...
Sep 2, 2016
Baby Boomers: World War II Ended Seventy one Years Ago Today
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, September 2, 2016 Today marks...
Aug 25, 2016
War Paint: Why I’m Afraid of my Dresser Drawer
Published in ChicagoNow, August 25, 2016 After seeing the musical War Paint, it felt like it was time to tackle my own collection of war...
Aug 1, 2016
Donald Trump: Please Don't Equate Presidential Debates and Football
Even a child can figure out how to watch two things on at the same time. Photo by Kari Jasus. Published in ChicagoNow, August 1, 2016...
Jul 26, 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 Joy of a Real Bookstore
Published in ChicagoNow, July 25, 2016 Recently, we took our grandkids to an actual, brick and mortar Barnes and Noble in a suburb of...