Some days, it’s best to ignore journalists
Watching news coverage and commentary about marijuana is utterly painful for me on so many levels. We’re talking chronic pain that would easily qualify me for a medical-pot license in Colorado. Take this week, when Reporter Will Ripley of Denver’s NBC...
‘The Mash’ offers students great gigs
Are you a teen living in the Chicago area — or do you know one? If so, you’ve got to check out The Mash, an innovative print and online news organization that’s recruiting student journalists for the 2012-13 school year. If you’re interested in...
Lazy journalism in the NYT compounds ignorance
I love journalism. I love many journalists. I have a long track record of going to the mat to improve and protect journalism. Lazy journalism? That’s a different story entirely. Please, allow me to dissect (or is that “rip to shreds?”) a New York...Talkin’ teen depression
As far as I’m concerned, one of the coolest and most helpful news organizations in the country — and probably even on the planet — is The Mash. It’s guided by experienced journalists working for the Tribune Co., and written mostly by...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.