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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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Our Promise Before Sacrifice Nov 14, 2026

We've all been talking a lot lately about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It started with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who brought a giggling group of his wife and pals there for a photo op on Veterans Day. A tomb sentinel issued a bone-chilling ... Read More

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We've Got Your Oil -- Now Come and Get It Nov 07, 2026

My dad sent me a vat of olive oil from the village in Greece recently — by which I mean to say that he shipped it months ago, paying 30 euros to have it stacked on a slow boat from Piraeus by way of a company named after a Greek god. I had not ... Read More

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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