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Abortion: a love story

I had many abortions. So many I can’t clearly remember whether it was four or five. I do remember four moments of when I said, “Oh shit. I have to get an abortion.” But I can’t quite remember the fifth. Yet that number is the one I have given to…

Abortion

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Abortion: a love story
Abortion: a love story
Abortion

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Published in engendered

·Oct 11, 2021

“Columbus wasn’t Italian”

I never had a strong attachment to Columbus Day as a holiday for and celebrated by Italian Americans because of my father, the person who gave me the Italian heritage. Born in Chicago in February 1917 to Maria and Galileo, my dad grew up, speaking all Italian in his first…

Racism

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“Columbus wasn’t Italian”
“Columbus wasn’t Italian”
Racism

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Published in engendered

·Sep 29, 2021

Hey radio stations, time to retire “Sweet Home Alabama”

“In Birmingham, they love the governor … Now we all did what we could do.” - “Sweet Home Alabama” Driving home, I was listening to a Boomer-era rock station, and the iconic guitar lick signaling the introduction of “Sweet Home Alabama” blared through the car speaker. It was the summer…

Music

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Hey radio stations, time to retire “Sweet Home Alabama”
Hey radio stations, time to retire “Sweet Home Alabama”
Music

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Aug 31, 2021

Illinois becomes first state to require media literacy for high schoolers

Amidst a new era of widespread misinformation on elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccines, some states are pushing back: Illinois recently enacted a law requiring high schools to teach media literacy. While many schools in the state and throughout the country teach media literacy in some way or another, Illinois…

Education

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Illinois becomes first state to require media literacy for high schoolers
Illinois becomes first state to require media literacy for high schoolers
Education

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Aug 25, 2021

Mouth space and the quest for the perfect bite

My early life was marked by the American Dream. No. Not home ownership. The other American Dream: straight teeth, a stunning smile and a perfect bite. In order to achieve this dream, my mouth needed space. More space than I was born with, apparently. …

Mwc Space

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Mouth space and the quest for the perfect bite
Mouth space and the quest for the perfect bite
Mwc Space

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Aug 12, 2021

Learning to love swimming in Lake Michigan

The ferocity of the waves can not be captured in a single photo of a rising sun, although my swim buddy, Aliza, tries. The waves’ height are, according to Lake Michigan Buoy #45174, 4.3 ft., coming every 6 secs. …

Mwc Reentry

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Learning to love swimming in Lake Michigan
Learning to love swimming in Lake Michigan
Mwc Reentry

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Jul 31, 2021

Swimming Social: Systemic sexual harassment uncovered at Chicago Park District

Photos of Blackhawk Park pool prohibited — I don’t like swimming in 20-yard pools because it’s an extra flip turn in the 100-yard sets. I swam backstroke in high school and many, many schools have 20-yard pools. I always loved when we were at a school with a 25-yard pool because I would swim faster. …

Sports

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Swimming Social: Systemic sexual harassment uncovered at Chicago Park District
Swimming Social: Systemic sexual harassment uncovered at Chicago Park District
Sports

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Jul 14, 2021

Swimming Social returns! To Austin Town Hall Park, we go

After the long Covid-hiatus, the “swim sisters” return to Chicago Park pools

Society

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Swimming Social returns! To Austin Town Hall Park, we go
Swimming Social returns! To Austin Town Hall Park, we go
Society

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Jun 15, 2021

What’s Happening in Illinois

State lawmakers have passed and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law significant progressive reforms — Illinois made national headlines this year, and not for corruption or another governor going to prison. (Since the 1960s, four former Illinois governors, three Democrats and one Republican, have been incarcerated.) Instead, the headlines reflected groundbreaking steps the state has taken toward addressing systemic racism.

Politics

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What’s Happening in Illinois
What’s Happening in Illinois
Politics

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Published in Political Sense

·Mar 8, 2021

Why the American Rescue Plan is a BFD

When Joe Biden was vice president, he congratulated then-President Barack Obama for signing into law the Affordable Care Act by famously whispering into his ear: This is a big fucking deal. Which was caught by a hot mic. …

Politics

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Why the American Rescue Plan is a BFD
Why the American Rescue Plan is a BFD
Politics

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