Jan 30, 2019
Middle School is Still the Neglected Middle Child of Education
Published in ChicagoNow, January 30, 2019 They passed notes, threw spit balls, popped their gum, and seemed far more interested in their...
Oct 25, 2018
Ten Bombs so Far: You Reap the Anger You Sow
Published in ChicagoNow, October 25, 2018 As I am writing this, a total of ten pipe bombs addressed to critics of Donald Trump have been...
Oct 4, 2018
The Bully in Chief Belittles Christine Blasey Ford
Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2018 October is Bullying Prevention Month. How fitting that, on October 2, our Bully-in-Chief, Donald...
Sep 18, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh and People Who Can’t Apologize: Some Thoughts on Yom Kippur
Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2018 One thing about Donald Trump that his base admires is his refusal to apologize. Ever. It...
Aug 7, 2018
A Message to the Media: Don’t Give Attention to Political Bullying
Published in ChicagoNow, August 7, 2018 At a rally in Florida on July 31, Donald Trump whipped his MAGA followers into such an anti-media...
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...
Jul 5, 2017
Freedom: American Values and Towed Cars on the 4th of July
Published in ChicagoNow, July 5, 2017 Early evening as I drove down Sheridan Road in Evanston, traffic was at a standstill. Of course, it...
Mar 22, 2017
Trump's Budget: Values of a Heartless Rich Man
Published in ChicagoNow, March 22, 2017 Martin Luther King taught us that, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Donald...
Jan 9, 2017
Indivisible not Invisible
Posted in ChicagoNow, January 9, 2017 It’s a simple pledge that every school child recites. In fact, several years ago, I posted one of...
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...