Mary Schmich – Page 3

Some of the flags at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.

Column: Remembering the death dates of people you love can be like remembering their birthdays

April 21, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

My sister Gina has a genius for remembering dates. She remembers birthdays and wedding anniversaries for an astonishing array of people, including our parents, all seven of her brothers and...

Column: The journey of Heather McGhee, the Chicago-born author of ‘The Sum of Us,’ a bestseller on what racism costs us all

April 16, 2021 at 5:26 p.m.

On the dedication page of Heather McGhee's bestselling book, "The Sum of Us," are three words that illuminate the rest: For My Mother. You may have encountered McGhee or her...

Police work at the scene where a Chicago police officer fatally shot a person March 29, 2021, near the corner of 2400 S. Sawyer Ave., behind Farragut Career Academy High School.

Column: Adam Toledo. Daunte Wright. George Floyd. Over and over, after a police killing, a grieving family is left to plead for peace

April 13, 2021 at 8:36 p.m.

After Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Chicago boy, was shot to death by a Chicago police officer in late March, his mother made a plea for peace. "No one has anything...

Maya Angelou in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on April 18, 2008.

Column: It’s National Poetry Month. Here are 9 good poems to help you make it through life.

April 9, 2021 at 5:43 p.m.

Poetry is often referred to as an art, and it is one, but it's also a practical tool. It can jostle your brain into new thoughts, change your mood with...

Column: Vaccinations are here and hugging’s back. But some advice: Ask before you hug.

April 9, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The hug is back. "I hugged my parents for the first time in over a year," my dentist told me the other day, and to my surprise her news brought...

A linden tree honors Paul LeBreton, a 25-year-old who died in a car accident, near the Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course in Chicago, April 6, 2021.

Column: Paul’s linden. Scott’s ginkgo. Two families hope to save their memorial trees from being axed for a putting green

April 6, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

A few months after Scott Henriquez died unexpectedly, at the age of 50, several of his friends bought him a ginkgo tree. They paid $500 to the Chicago Park District...

John Holden takes a photo of the bell tower of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Chicago on April 2, 2021.

Column: To mark the Lenten season, a Chicago man makes a ‘pilgrimage of doomed churches’

April 2, 2021 at 8:16 p.m.

In February, to mark the Catholic season of Lent, John Holden embarked on what he calls his pilgrimage of doomed churches. He vowed that at least once a week, he...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Column: What to do when your friends or family resist a COVID vaccine? Persist. Gently.

April 2, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Mary Murtaugh is a recently retired nurse who says she has never been shy about promoting good health. She wasn't shy the day she asked her favorite grocery store cashier...

Dr. Ben Levy, a gastroenterologist and a cello player, in the endoscopy suite at Mount Sinai Hospital on March 30, 2021. Through the pandemic, he has organized virtual concerts designed not only to entertain but to educate people about COVID-19.

Column: A cello-playing Chicago gastroenterologist organizes free star-studded online concert Wednesday for a great cause

March 31, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.

Ben Levy may not be the world's only cello-playing gastroenterologist, but it's safe to bet that he's the only cello-playing gastroenterologist who produces online video concerts. As head of the...

President Joe Biden answers questions during the first news conference of his presidency, in the East Room of the White House on March 25, 2021.

Column: With 2024 already a hot topic, Joe Biden says he’s a ‘respecter of fate.’ We all should be.

March 27, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

What will you be doing in 2024? If you think you know for sure, you're either clairvoyant or deluded. I've been thinking about this question since President Joe Biden's recent...

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