NPR commentator Beth Finke is an award-winning author, teacher, journalist and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. She also happens to be blind. VIDEO: “What’s it like to go blind?”
“To face extraordinary challenges with grace and courage is remarkable in itself. To write about it as eloquently as Beth Finke does is a gift.” — Jean Thompson, author of She Poured Out Her Heart
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Mondays with Mike: Progressive idea or shell game?
March 18
Here in Chicago, tomorrow is a primary election. There are candidates for judges and state’s attorney and property tax board of reviews and, oh yeah, President. The elections with judges always require some research about who’s been approved by the Chicago Bar Association and, depending on your point of view, endorsed by the advocacy group […]
Continue reading the Mondays with Mike: Progressive idea or shell game?articleMondays with Mike: Induction!
January 29
Under the heading of unimportant, I mentioned in an earlier post that I got a kitchen range with an induction cooktop. I have been asked by at least one person how I liked it, so I’m going to bore you all. I love it. Boiling water is like a parlor trick. I measured 4-1/2 cups […]
Continue reading the Mondays with Mike: Induction!articleQuestions Kids Ask: Did Anything Scary Ever Happen to You?
January 28
Two days ago our friend Ruth drove my Seeing Eye dog Luna and me to the Admiral At the Lake, a retirement community where I lead memoir-writing classes every Wednesday. I wasn’t there this time to lead a writing class, though: we were there to answer questions from third-graders who attend Goudy Elementary, a Public […]
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