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Vickroy: Getting emergency room care can be a stressful, frustrating exercise in ‘hurry up and wait’

October 13, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

The call comes just before 5 a.m. She quickly dresses and rushes out the door. When she gets to the hospital's emergency department, he is already angry. He doesn't feel...

Yep, baby boomers are getting old and facing all sorts of things they couldn't fathom during their wild youths, when they thought they could change the world ... and sometimes did.

Vickroy: Nothing makes an aging baby boomer prouder than recounting how they survived their baby boomer youth

October 7, 2022 at 5:24 p.m.

Baby boomers, we're aging out. We're retiring in record numbers, dying by the dozens. Our voice is waning, our rebellious glow fading, our legislative muscle weakening. Still, can we pause...

Can so something as small as planting an oak tree or another shade tree have an effect on climate change? It can't hurt, experts say, and provides a lot of good.

Vickroy: You are not powerless — here are 10 ways you can help save the planet from climate change

September 30, 2022 at 1:04 p.m.

The world is on fire. But you can help put it out. According to NASA's "The Effects of Climate Change," droughts, wildfires and extreme rainfall are happening faster than scientists...

Vickroy: Are your shoelaces always coming untied? It’s nothing to do with the user and everything to do with the knot

September 22, 2022 at 5:13 p.m.

Life is hard. Tying your shoes shouldn't be. You'd think in this age of self-driving cars, virtual offices and household chore robots that someone, somewhere could design a shoelace that...

Vickroy: Forty years later, I now know a ‘bad’ wedding means nothing if a good marriage lasts a lifetime

September 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Forty years ago this month, on a gloomy Friday evening, my husband and I exchanged vows. I wore a dress off the clearance rack with a veil I absolutely hated...

Vickroy: Fixing the climate starts with baby steps we all can start taking, science students say

September 9, 2022 at 2:49 p.m.

When it comes to climate change, Jenna Duncan has one word for the world: "Rush." "Given the climate crisis and other environmental issues, there isn't a whole lot of time,"...

Vickroy: Hard to watch granddaughter go to school after priceless memories of time together during COVID

September 9, 2022 at 2:02 p.m.

Well, my little schnookums headed to kindergarten this past week. And just like when her mother entered the school system full time 30 years ago, I cried like a baby....

Success in the classroom is not all about grades. It begins with confidence and creating an environment in school where students feel comfortable and accepted and ready to learn, teachers say.

Vickroy: Successful students tend to have family support, resilience, communication skills, reliable routine

August 20, 2022 at 11:17 a.m.

You know who they are, those students who just seem to breeze through school. It's not that they don't struggle or stumble or make mistakes. It's that they have the...

There are few things as frustrating as being stuck in a drive-thru lane at a fast-food restaurant where the service is the opposite of fast and you're watching the minutes tick by, according to columnist Donna Vickroy.

Vickroy: 45 minutes in the drive-thru lane provides lots of time for navel-gazing and ‘what if’ questions

August 10, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

It takes time to make a decent soup. Which is why I often head to Panera. And because time is a thing, even though I'm semi-retired, I often hit up...

Vickroy: ‘Restoring joy’ the true payment for man who helps people find lost valuables — like an heirloom diamond

August 5, 2022 at 12:04 p.m.

Every day, across the Chicago area, people lose stuff. And, a lot of the time, Ron Shore can find it. Shore searches for cell phones, car keys, jewelry, even bullets,...

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