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 31, 2017
When Did Halloween Become Such a Huge Deal?
Halloween 1979 – a simpler era Published in ChicagoNow, October 31, 2017 When did Halloween evolve into such a huge deal? I have a hard...
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...
Oct 4, 2017
Fear, Division, Loathing, and the Empathy Gap
Photo by Alison Curtis Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2017 Many Americans seem to have forgotten how to have empathy for others....
Sep 25, 2017
Take a Knee or Maybe Two
Published in ChicagoNow, September 25, 2017 I’m not a huge fan of the NFL for a number of reasons. Football is a brutal sport and, not...
Sep 18, 2017
School Lunch and Recess Woes
Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2017 Evanston, Illinois supports its public schools. Last spring, we even voted for a referendum...