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Sue Ontiveros biography

Sue Ontiveros has probably one of the wackiest double jobs around. She writes a column on the Saturday editorial pages and is the editor of …

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  • What the Bible really says about gays

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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 night on ABC. For the uninformed, Bono is the only …

  • ‘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 put on a shelf and forgotten?

    • 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.

    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 because they had to have …

    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 Southeast Side community.

    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 “Saturday Night Live” regulars — Chevy Chase, Dana Carvey, Tracy …

    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 as well as educators and community leaders …

    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, it’s hard to believe this vibrant woman is in the middle of an ominous personal crisis.

    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 transforming it into something similar to Milwaukee’s Summerfest. I’m with Daley on the …

    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 that baby bonding does just the opposite with too many girls, …

    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 was full. Her name’s on a …

    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 attitudes -- and all the other goofs on reality TV. We can't get enough …

    Dad runs to save other families' kids

    It wasn't enough that Mike Stanton decided five weeks out that he'd be participating in the Chicago Marathon. Really, you'd think that would be an ample challenge. A marathon is no walk in the park. It's 26.2 hard miles, a daunting endeavor even for the …

    How to resist urge to talk, text while you're driving

    You can tell some people a million good reasons why they shouldn't do something. They'll agree, but they'll do it anyway. Take cell phones and driving. We've heard compelling evidence that the two can be a dangerous, sometimes deadly, combination. A recent essay in the …

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