Jun 25, 2018
The Migrant Children Crisis is Moral Not Political
My grandson at age 9-months Published in ChicagoNow, June 25, 2018 Facebook deemed my post about the Mr. Rogers movie too political. When...
Jun 18, 2018
Separating Kids from Parents is OK with Some Folks
John Moore/Getty Images Published in ChicagoNow, June 18, 2018 There was a dog whistle in Kellyanne Conway’s interview with Chuck Todd on...
Jun 12, 2018
We Will All Have a Pre-existing Condition Someday
Published in ChicagoNow, June 12, 2018 Let me share a healthcare story that happened to me some 25 years ago when insurance companies...
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,...
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 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...
Apr 18, 2017
Taxes and Public Education: A Memo to President Trump
Published in ChicagoNow, April 18, 2017 In my community of Evanston, Illinois, we paid our taxes today. We also voted in a recent...
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...