A real-life story of a family torn apart
If only the reality people wanted to watch was the real deal. Then maybe things could change in our country. That foul-mouthed Snooki, those vapid "Housewives" -- different cities, same shallow...
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Living day by day, artist finds miracles
SUE ONTIVEROS: All eyes are on Diane Rath as she demonstrates how to create shadows on a student’s painting. It’s obvious that Rath is where she belongs. She is so at peace sitting there creating,...
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Spotlight teens in college, not teen mothers
Some parents like to brag that they keep their teenage daughters from getting pregnant by having them baby-sit younger siblings or neighbors. I burst the bubble on that idea right away. I think all...
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Invest in people, you’ll always get money’s worth
Actually, I had an entirely different column written on this subject until an editor asked me what it was about. So I told him I spent a couple days this week with a group of primarily Latino parents...
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Taste of Chicago about the food — and the dreams
‘This is the Taste of Chicago. It’s only a food festival.” That was Mayor Daley’s assessment when defending his opposition to a $20 admission fee to our city’s largest summer celebration and...
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Jane Curtin shows us how far we’ve come
It’s too bad they didn’t want to listen to Jane Curtin. What she was saying was pretty interesting. The actress and comedian was on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Tuesday along with several other past...
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A Southeast Side leader’s legacy
SUE ONTIVEROS: Neil Bosanko is the longtime executive director of the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce, but really he is much more than that. This is a guy who has had a lifelong love affair with his...
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Spanish works fine, but learning English leads to real power
SUE ONTIVEROS: Latinos are our nation’s fastest-growing minority. But we must be well-educated and know English or it won’t matter much that there are more of us.
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Selling shoes, Dad taught me to see work as a calling
All I learned about having a career, I got from my Dad. Sure, I knew women who worked, but the impression the young me got from them was that women had jobs not so much because they wanted them, but...
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‘Dirty Dancing’ remake will let young girls down
SUE ONTIVEROS: Oh no, not again. That was my reaction when I heard recently that the movie “Dirty Dancing” is going to be back in circulation again. Jeez, can this film and its incarnations just be...
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Bono is just being himself, so let him be
Jeez, can’t we just let the guy cha-cha? That’s my reaction as the controversy swirls over the selection of Chaz Bono as one of the 12 contestants on “Dancing With the Stars,” which begins Monday...
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Build preschools where Latinos live
Elena Flores was raring to go to preschool this fall. She wanted to be in school, just like her big brother. When he got a backpack, she had to have one, too. Elena didn’t get her wish. The preschool...
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TV shows give Englewood one-sided rap
TV writers have latched onto Englewood, and not in a good way. First time I noticed was on “Boss,” which is centered around fictional Chicago mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer). In an early scene, a...
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Reunions beat Facebook hands down
Awhile back, a co-worker wrote a column about skipping his high school reunion. With Facebook and other social media you can find out what your classmates are up to, he reasoned, so the need for an...
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New twists for Taste fine for this fest fan
It was the Italian ice quest last summer that made me realize Taste of Chicago was in trouble. A friend and I had just watched Loretta Lynn perform. Maybe we were perspiring in sympathy for the...
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So much for the myth Latinos are a drain on local economy
It would be so easy to just crow in this column. Because a report released Wednesday by the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies substantiates with solid numbers what I have said...
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Let moms just enjoy their special day
On this Mother’s Day, I want to visit with my sweet little mother, something I am lucky to still be able to do. Spending time with my boy is on the list, too. So is relaxing, maybe finishing what I’m...
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