About Georgia Garvey

Georgia Garvey

Georgia Garvey

Georgia Garvey is a writer, wife and mother to two boys for whom she prioritizes kindness and good manners above all other accomplishments. 

She previously worked at the Chicago Tribune, RedEye and Daily Herald newspapers, and was the editor-in-chief of the Tribune Publishing's Pioneer Press and Lake County News-Sun publications. 

She lives in suburban Illinois, where, each day, she battles the tempestuous and formidable faucet in her kitchen sink. 

Read her column here. 

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Marissa Mayer's AI is Solving the Wrong Problems Oct 31, 2026

I don't know if you've read The New York Times article about Marissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, who's now back with a woman-targeted AI assistant called "Dazzle," or heard about the ensuing brouhaha, so if not, let me summarize: The piece starts... Read More

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Ramaswamy Has Made a Very Poor Trade Oct 24, 2026

What you put first, you will keep. After all, most of us wouldn't mind a bit more money, but when you think about it, you already know where you can get it. You can always steal from the offering plate, push over a panhandling woman, scam a desperate... Read More

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Trust This: There's No Cure for Colic Other Than Time Oct 17, 2026

If you're worried that no mysteries remain in the world, that humans have climbed every mountain, mastered every technology and solved every riddle, fear not. There's always colic. The topic of colic came up the other day, when I learned that my husb... Read More

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Let Them Eat Cake -- and Candy, Too Oct 10, 2026

I fell into a net loop watching old commercials the other day, reminiscing with videos of escapist Calgon bubble baths, roving dog food chuck wagons and smiling folks settling into bed with "The Clapper." At one point, I stumbled on an ad more anachr... Read More