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How I went from zero to 40

I love to write. I tried my hand at novels, short stories, blogs, news articles, local interests, and other venues. I even was awarded a…

4 min readFeb 9, 2021

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How I went from zero to 40

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My Chicago

Chicago is a town without pity

“No, it isn’t very pretty what a town without pity can do” (Town Without Pity)

4 min readJun 22, 2020

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Chicago is a town without pity

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My Chicago

Happy Father’s Day dad

My father died in 1989. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about him or miss him.

3 min readJun 20, 2020

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Happy Father’s Day dad

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My Chicago

Memorial Day commemorates the dead

Bugles are calling from prairie to shore, Sign up and ‘fall in’ and march off to war; Drums beating loudly, hearts beating proudly March…

3 min readMay 25, 2020

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Memorial Day commemorates the dead

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My Chicago

Is the COVID-19 lockdown legitimate

No matter our political persuasion and whether we admit it or not, Americans have a strong libertarian streak. We want to be left alone…

5 min readMay 13, 2020

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Is the COVID-19 lockdown legitimate

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My Chicago

COVID-19 diary

Since self-isolation, physical distancing, lockdown, or whatever we call it, our lives have changed over the course of one month. Social…

5 min readApr 19, 2020

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COVID-19 diary

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My Chicago

From the park bench

I developed a routine during the COVID-19 lockdown in Chicago. I go to my local independent coffee shop. The couple that own it depend on…

4 min readMar 25, 2020

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From the park bench

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My Chicago

COVID-19 proves all politics is local

Politics consists of actions that involve governance. Politics involves decision making on behalf of citizens. It is taking action and…

5 min readMar 19, 2020

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COVID-19 proves all politics is local

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My Chicago

Chicago thank you for letting me serve

Forty-two years ago, I walked into the Chicago Police Academy. Forty-two years ago I found my calling doing a job I loved.

3 min readFeb 27, 2020

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Chicago thank you for letting me serve

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My Chicago

Artist Yulia Kuznetsova earned a path to citizenship

Chicago is a city of immigrants. Since the city’s early days, people from foreign lands came to Chicago. They fled persecution, poverty…

5 min readSep 9, 2019

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Artist Yulia Kuznetsova earned a path to citizenship

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My Chicago

My Chicago

Mr. Bella is a retired Chicago Police officer. He is a professional photographer- he gets paid. He is a past writer for ChicagoNow. He lives with his dog, Jack.

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