Essays & Commentary

Protein everywhere – Alt-meat magazine, August, 2024

A new generation of women financial advisors channel my grandmother’s advice, InvestmentNews, May 12, 2023

Accounting firm helps community rebuild after riots https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/accounting-firm-helps-community-rebuild-after-riots, Accounting Today, April, 2022

Gig workers, take note: This legislation would hurt the self-employed, Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2021 and here:

Quilters are patching together hope through mask-sewing effort Chicago Tribune March 27, 2020

When Big Business and  Religion disdain women, they should expect a kick – in the wallet Chicago Tribune October 24, 2019

How Work-life Programs Stall Women’s Careers, Pay  – Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2019

Pelosi-Trump Exchange Put the Rudeness of ‘Talking Over’ on Full Display  – Chicago Tribune, 12.12.18

Four Ways Trump Has Made Americans Great Again, and You’re Welcome – Chicago Tribune 6.19.18 Four ways America is greater, and you are welcome  – Chicago Tribune

Patch This Loophole in the Freelancer’s Law  – Crain’s New York Business 6-1-18

I got kicked out of diversity training – Chicago Tribune 12-15-2017

9:11, 16 years later: Chicago Tribune 9-11-17

For the love of Mike, It’s Just Lunch – Chicago Tribune 3-31-17

Women’s strike will succeed only if combined with action – Chicago Tribune February 17, 2017

5 things a pro-lifer learned from pro-choice friends at the women’s march – Chicago Tribune Jan. 23 2017

TSA, I think we have a problem – Chicago Tribune May 16 2016

Back off, EEOC; smart companies are fixing the pay gap – Chicago Tribune 3-31-16

Bosses, pull back the curtain on pay gap for women – Chicago Tribune – October 7, 2015

Hello? I’m not invisible yet – Chicago Tribune August 6, 2015

Did you plagiarize that quilt? – Chicago Tribune, July 22, 2015

Don’t Let Maggie Daley Park Go to the Dogs Chicago Tribune, December 23, 2014

A Christmas Fit for Queen Victoria  Chicago Tribune, December 14, 2014

Give me the beaten path & keep your B&B Chicago Tribune September 23, 2014

Grandmas Can Disarm the Mommy Wars Chicago Tribune May 9, 2014

Digital hieroglyphics Chicago Tribune April ’14

Death unexpected Chicago Tribune Nov. 22 2013

Chicago Tribune Oct ’13 View essay – 10/27/2013

Why Women Quit Tribune Aug 2 ’13 – Chicago Tribune, 8/2/2013

Laurapalooza August 2012 (Laura’s!) – Chicago Tribune, 8/3/2012

Diamonds Aren’t Forever — Chicago Tribune, 2/14/2012

Attitude of Gratitude — Chicago Tribune, 12/28/2011

Little House Saga — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/11/2007