College of DuPage

David McGrath is Professor Emeritus, College of DuPage, and a freelance writer. Following is a list of publications. profmcgrath2004@yahoo.com

"Renewing the Declaration." Chicago Tribune. July 3, 2009. Op-ed.

"My Dad and Mr. Zakowski." Christian Science Monitor. June 21, 2009. Essay.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0622/p18s04-hfes.html

“How To Be a Father in Tough Economic Times.” Birmingham News. June 21^st, 2009. Op-ed. http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2009/06/how_to_be_a_father_in_tough_ec.html

“Like Father, Like Son, but This Is Not Easy.” Sarasota Herald Tribune. June 21^st, 2009. Op-ed.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090621/COLUMNIST/906211022/2080/OPINION?Title=Like-father-like-son-but-this-is-not-easy-

“My Dad’s Great Obsession.” Madison Capital Times. June 21^st, 2009. Op-ed.

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/455659

“Christopher Columbus and My Dad.” Southtownstar. June 19th^t, 2009. Op-ed.

http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/guests/1630087,061909mcgrath.article

“The Luckiest Man in the World.” Sawyer County Record. June 21^st, 2009. Op-ed.

http://www.haywardwi.com/articles/2009/06/18/opinion/doc4a393c847cfcf030825189.txt

“Around the Woodstove. Here’s a Politically Incorrect Dad.” Duluth News Tribune. June 21, 2009. Op-ed.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/123340/

"If Only They Would Let Me Give the Commencement Speech." Education News. June 10, 2009. Op-ed.

"Confederate Flag Itself Not the Problem." Southtownstar. June 5, 2009. Op-ed.

"Is Confederate Flag the Same as Silent N Word?" Duluth News Tribune. June 3, 2009. Op-ed.

"Obama Saved Nation from Depression." Madison Capital Times. May 20, 2009. Op-ed.

"Credit Obama With Saving Our Country." Southtownstar. May 21, 2009. Op-ed.

"Obama's Brains, Common Touch Inspire Nation." Duluth News Tribune. May 26, 2009. Op-ed.

"Real Mom Tops TV Fantasy." Duluth News Tribune. May 9, 2009. Op-ed.

"Life with Oil Rigs." Tampa Bay Tribune." May 1, 2009. Op-ed.

"Add Poisonous Gas to the Ris from Offshore Drilling." Sarasota Herald Tribune. April 30, 2009. Guest Column.

"Once again, Alabama fails its children." Birmingham News. April 12, 2009. Op-ed.

"The Hazards of Offshore Drilling Threaten Florida." Tallahassee Democrat. April 26, 2009. Op-ed.

"Reef Anchor a Must for Offshore Vessel Safety." Pensacola News Journal. April 13, 2009. Op-ed.

"Clearwater Capsizing a Preventable Tragedy." Gulfcoast Fisherman. Spring 2009. Mag. Article. http://gulffishing.com/ClearwaterTragedy.html

"New custom home? His next one will be drywall-free." Sarasota Herald Tribune. March 26, 2009. Op-ed.

"Embracing Limbaugh Serves a Purpose." Madison Capital Times. March 17, 2009. Op-ed.

"Teacher Grades Limbaugh's Rhetoric." Education News. March 18th, 2009. Op-ed.

"A Small Wedding Day Detour." The Christian Science Monitor. March 15, 2009. First Person Essay. http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0305/p19s01-hfes.html

"Newspapers Won't Survive by Cutting Print Delivery." Southtownstar. March 2, 2009. Op-ed.

"The Net Is Fine, But Don't Mess with My Newspaper." Duluth News Tribune. March 3, 2009. Op-ed.

"Keep an Eye on Alabama Insurers." Birmingham News. February 15, 2009. Op-ed.

"My Digital Valentine." Sawyer County Record. February 12, 2009. Commentary.

"I Thee Wed." Mobile Press Register. February 15, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝Be Mine, Valentine, Under the Terms of Our Contract.Ă˝ Sarasota Herald Tribune. February 14, 2009. Commentary.

Ă˝How to End Divorce.Ă˝ Madison Capital Times. February 12, 2009. Commentary.

Ă˝The Meaning of ValentineĂ˝s Day.Ă˝ Southtownstar. February 13, 2009. Guest Columnist.

"A Fan Letter with a Sincere Apology to John Updike." Chicago Tribune. January 31, 2009. Op-ed. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/arts/chi-perspec0201updikefeb01,0,3134541.story

"Eddie Two Rivers Was a Poet For All of Us." Southtownstar. Feb. 1, 2009. Guest Column. http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/guests/1405831,020109mcgrath.article

"Green Bay Poet Worth Remembering." Green Bay Press Gazette. January 26, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝Now There Is No Limit to American Dream.Ă˝ Southtownstar. January 25, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝Significance of Obama Inauguration.Ă˝ Sawyer County Record. January 21, 2009. Op-ed.

"Felon Finds Avocation in Poetry." Madison Capital Times. February 6, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝ThereĂ˝s No Limit to the American Dream.Ă˝ Mobile Press-Register. Jan. 25, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝ObamaĂ˝s Classmates Shared Different Dream.Ă˝ Education News. Jan.20, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝Around the woodstove: Students of ObamaĂ˝s generation realizing their American dream.Ă˝ Duluth News Tribune. Jan. 20, 2009. Op-ed.

Ă˝ObamaĂ˝s Classmates and Their American Dream.Ă˝ Madison Capital Times. January 22, 2009. Op-ed.

"Obama Inauguration Will Shine New Light on America." Southtownstar. Jan. 15, 2009. Op-ed.

"Speechwriters Sabotage Electoral Process." Duluth News Tribune. Jan. 16, 2009. Op-ed.

"College Wages War with Professors, This Columnist. " Education News. Jan.7, 2009. Op-ed.

"Obama Should Kiss Speechwriters Good-Bye." Madison Capital Times. Jan.3, 2009. Op-ed.

"Speechwriters Share Blame for Lack of Clarity in Politics." Sarasota Herald Tribune. Jan. 7, 2009. Op-ed.

"Obama Should Do Away with Speechwriters." Southtownstar. Jan.4, 2009. Op-ed.

"College Wages War with Professors, This Columnist." World News Network. Dec. 26, 2008. Op-ed.

"Kill All the Speechwriters." World News Network. December 22, 2008. Op-ed.

"Soldier Shows This Teacher the Meaning of Christmas." Education News. Dec. 24, 2008. Op-ed.

"Gog: A Secret Best Kept by One." Southtownstar. December 22, 2008. Op-ed.

"AROUND THE WOOD STOVE: Rescuing Christmas: A soldierĂ˝s inspiration." Duluth News Tribune. Dec.25th, 2008. Op-ed.

"Discovering the Meaning of Christmas." Sawyer County Record. Dec. 24, 2008. Op-ed.

"The Eyes' of Christmas Sparkle." Sarasota Herald Tribune. Dec. 24, 2008. Op-ed.

"Grandma Needed to See Their Eyes." Madison Capital Times. Dec. 24, 2008. Op-ed.

"Insight: The Meaning of Christmas." Mobile Press-Register. December 21, 2008. Op-ed.

"Giving Thanks for a Safe Return." Birmingham News. Nov. 23, 2008. Op-ed.

"Around the woodstove: Through war and long beyond, couple shares private nickname." Duluth News Tribune. Dec. 1, 2008. Op-ed.

"Tell her our country is grateful." Sarasota Herald Tribune. Nov.27, 2008. Op-ed.

"Giving Thanks for a Safe Return." Birmingham News. November 23, 2008. Op-ed.

"The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps." Washington Post. November 11, 2008. Op-Ed.

"Mom and Letters from Dad." The Record (New Jersey). November 12, 2008. Op-ed.

"A WWII Code My Mother Still Keeps." Press Democrat (Calif). November 15, 2008. Op-ed.

"The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps." The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah). Nov. 13, 2008. op-ed.

"David McGrath: The morning after Obama's victory." Madison Capital Times. Nov.9, 2008. Op-ed.

"Election brightens a dark corner." Sarasota Herald Tribune. November 8th, 2008. Op-ed.

"Hope at last for resolution of long-simmering problem." Duluth News Tribune. November 7th, 2008. Op-ed.

"Obama's Election a Benchmark in History." Mobile Press-Register. Nov.6, 2008. Op-ed.

"Around the Woodstove: McCain Failing to Condemn Obama Smears." Duluth News Tribune. October 21, 2008. Op-ed.

"Don't Be Beguiled by Palin's Image." Madison Capital Times. October 7, 2008. Op-ed.

"Compelling Images Can Appeal to the Masses." Southtownstar. October 5th, 2008. Op-ed.

"Is Minnesota Governor Pulling a Fast One?" Education News. September 27, 2008. Op-ed.

"Writing team of McCain, Palin turns paid advertisement into op-ed." Southtownstar. Sept.28, 2008. Op-ed.

"Editors Should Reject Op-eds by Candidates." World News Network. Sept.24, 2008. Op-ed.

"GovernorĂ˝s education reform a diversion from whatĂ˝s really needed." Duluth News Tribune. September 23, 2008. Op-ed.

"Campaign Ad Disguised as McCain Palin Op-ed." Sarasota Herald Tribune. September 24, 2008. Op-ed.

"In the Words of My Speechwriter..." Washington Post. September 4, 2008. Op-ed. (Reprinted in Miami Herlad, Dallas News, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Idaho Spokesman, Concord Monitor, Atlanta Journal Constitution, among others). http://www.geocities.com/profmcgrath2004/Speechwriters.htm

"Labor Day Recalls Struggle, Triumph." Education News. August 31, 2008. Commentary. http://ednews.org/articles/28576/1/Labor-Day-Recalls-Struggle-Triumph/Page1.html

"Stint on Picket Line Taught Values." Birmingham News. August 31, 2008. Op-ed.

"Labor Day Recalls Struggle for Strikers." Madison Times. September 1, 2008. Op-ed.

"Football's Great, But..." Mobile Press Register. August 31, 2008. Op-ed.

"Labor Day Recalls Struggles for Strikers." Capital Times. September 1, 2008. Op-ed.

"As Labor Day near, former teacher recalls union importance." Southtownstar. August 29, 2008. Guest Col.

"Bernie Mac's Teacher Remembers His Student." Huffington Post. August 20, 2008. Commentary.

"Unions Also Important to Management." Duluth News Tribune. September 1, 2008. Op-ed.

"My Student, Bernie Mac." Chicago Tribune. August 14, 2008. Op-ed (Elegy). http://prod.campuscruiser.com/cruiser/cod/mcgrathd/49252.html

"The Courage of Comedian Bernie Mac." Mobile Press-Register. Aug.17, 2008. Op-ed.

"Bernie Mac: Class Clown Turns into Class Act." Duluth News Tribune. Aug.18, 2008. Op-ed.

"University's Football Program Hogs Funds from Academics." Birmingham News. August 10, 2008. Op-ed.

"Residents Know the Drilling Risk." Mobile Press-Register. August 3, 2008. Op-ed.

"How Will We Look in History? Stubborn, or Pioneers?" Southtownstar. August 3, 2008. Guest Commentary.

"Think About What You Sacrifice." Tampa Bay Tribune. August 3, 2008. Op-Ed

"I Don't Believe Bowlers are Bigots." Captial Madison Times. July 29, 2008. Op-ed.

"More Oil Drilling? Not So Fast." Chicago Tribune. June 24, 2008. Commenatary. Op-ed. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0624drilljun24,0,3405753.story

"Dear Bowling Buddies: Please Spare Me the Obama Caricatures." Duluth News Tribune: Around the Woodstove July 22, 2008. Op-ed.

"The Vocation." Evergreen Review. No. 116. Summer 2008. Short Story. http://www.evergreenreview.com/contents.htm

"Offshore Oil Rigs Not Harmless." Birmingham News. July 6, 2008. Commentary.

"The Language of Fathers." Baltimore Sun. June 15, 2008. Essay.

"How Does One Measure Fathering?" Mississippi Sun. June 15, 2008. Op-ed.

"Stoic father and son bond with close shave." Duluth News Tribune. June 15, 2008. Op-ed.

"Dad Got Into the Swing of Family Things." Sarasota Herald Tribune. June 15, 2008. Op-ed.

"Graduates: No Advice for the Future in This Commencement Speech." Daily Southtownstar. June 18, 2008. Op-ed.

"A Grip of the Shoulder-The Way Men Do." Daily Southtown. June 15, 2008.

"Experiencing the Push and Pull of Fatherhood." Mobile Press-Regsiter. June 15, 2008. Op-ed.

"More Offshore Oil Drilling? Not So Fast." Chicago Tribune. June 23, 2008. Op-ed. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0624drilljun24,0,3405753.story

"Father Disciplined Kids But Had Humor and Heart." Birmingham News. June 8, 2008. Op-ed.

"Iraq Surge Nothing But Bush's Smoke and Mirrors." Daily Southtownstar. May 25, 2008. op-ed.

"Pro-Con: Is the U.S. Surge Working in Iraq?" Duluth News Tribune. May 24, 2008. op-ed

"Catharsis." Wild Violet. Summer Issue, 2008. SHORT STORY. http://www.wildviolet.net/vernal_urge/catharsis.html

"Bush's Inscrutable Dance." Birmingham News. May 4, 2008. Op-Ed.

"Float On Quiet Strength Abounds in Keillor's 'Pontoon.' Mobile Press-Register. 5/3/08. Book Review.

"Yafa Street." Open Spaces Magazine. Summer, 2008. SHORT STORY. http://www.open-spaces.com/

"U.S. Should Not Perform Torture." Mobile Press-Register. April 14, 2008. Op-ed.

         http://www.al.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/opinion/1208164547313480.xml&coll=3

"Who best to answer the red phone? ObamaĂ˝s speech makes choice clear." Duluth News Tribune. April 20, 2008. Op-ed.

"Clinton Presidency Would Be All About Hillary." Daily Southtownstar. March 25, 2008. Guest Column.

"Change the Curriculum, Get People Reading." Daily Southtownstar. March 24, 2008. Guest Column.

          http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/guests/854894,032308mcgrath.article

"Stuck Aboard the USS Mall." Duluth News Tribune. March 22nd, 2008. Op-ed.

"Veterans' Thanksgiving." Chicago Tribune. November 17, 2007. MEMOIR   http://www.geocities.com/profmcgrath2004/Thanksgiving.htm

"McGrath: Professor Endorses Guns on Campus." Wisconsin Journal. March 11, 2008. Op-ed.

"A Kick in the Hull: Cruises Aren't for Everybody." Daily Southtownstar. March 9, 2008. Guest Column.

"Sadly, We Need to Arm Professors." Birmingham News. Feb.24, 2008. Op-ed.

         http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1203844528280480.xml&coll=2

"Vulnerable Schools Need Protection." Chicago Tribune. Feb. 19,2008. Op-ed.

"Is Our Love of Reading Beginning to Slip Away?" Mobile Press-Register. 2/17/08. Op-ed.

"A Bookworm's Case for New Education Strategy." Duluth News Tribune. 2/17/08. Op-ed.

"Duvall Street"in Arline, Katherine, ed. Paumanok Review. Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2005,
SHORT STORY. http://www.paumanokreview.com/index.php?page=mcgrath

"Nothing Says I Love You Like an Emoticom." Southtownstar. 2/14/08. Op-ed.

"Children's Deaths Prove Viet Nam War Still Affects Us." Southtownstar. 2/12/08. Guest Commentary.

"Four Angels Were Also Our Children." Birmingham News. 1/27/08. Op-ed.

      http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1201446957244040.xml&coll=2

"Even Colleges Contribute to Decline in Reading." Mississippi Sun Herald. Feb. 6, 2007. Opinion.

"Retiree a Politically Incorrect Word." Senior News. January 2008. Magazine Feature.

"Prekindergarten expansion something special for state." Birmingham News. Jan. 6, 2007. Op-ed.

"Memories Forever In Our Hearts." Mobile Press-Register.   December 25, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Christmas Is What You Make It." Southtownstar. December 25, 2007. Op-ed.

          http://www.geocities.com/profmcgrath2004/Christmas.htm

"Soldiers Give Meaning to Christmas." Chicago Tribune. December 23, 2007.

Ă˝A SoldierĂ˝s Thanksgiving.Ă˝ Southtownstar. Nov. 20, 07.

Ă˝Remembering Those Who Were Left Behind.Ă˝ Chicago Tribune. Nov. 17th, Voice of the People.

"Teacher Recalls Discovering Christmas Spirit." Education News. December 23, 2007.

"The Swellest Thing."Fourth Genre. April, 2003. MEMOIR. May be read at this link: http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/fourth_genre_explorations_in_nonfiction/v005/5.1mcgrath.html

"Burden Worth Discovering Christmas." Duluth News Tribune. December 23, 2007.

"Mandating the Lotus Position in Public Schools." SouthtownStar. Dec.12, 2007. Op-ed.

"Is Retiree Politically Correct Term?" SouthtownStar. December 4, 2007. Op-ed.

"Retiree Not Appropriate Term for Accomplished People." Mobile Press Register. Dec. 4, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Respecting Teachers." Education Week. November 28, 2007. Magazine Article. http://lnk.edweek.org/edweek/index.html?url=/ew/articles/2007/11/28/13mcgrath.h27.html&tkn=hAQFLZRBiobJ9xetWtpOAu8MtxAhkNIK

"Retiree: A Politically Incorrect Term for Educators." Education News. Nov. 12, 2007. Commentary. http://ednews.org/articles/19600/1/Retiree--A-Politically-Incorrect-Term-For-Educators/Page1.html

"Did Dog Eat University Leader's Homework?" Birmingham News. Nov.4, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Flexible View of Plagiarism at SIU." Daily Herald. Nov.7, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Another Indian Ghost: Jim Harrison's Latest Bogged Down in Cliches." Mobile Press-Register. October 28, 2007. Book Review.

"Did Glenn Poshard's Dog Eat His Bibliography?" Daily Southtown. Oct. 16, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Did Glenn Poshard's Dog Eat His Bibliography? (SIU President's Claims and Need for MLA Reform)." EdNews. Oct. 14, 2007. Guest Column.

"McGrath: Retiree a Politically Incorrect Term." Wisconsin Journal. Oct. 13, 2007. Op-ed.

"Diapers and Road Trips Too Much to Ask of Some Wives." Duluth News Tribune. October 14, 2007. News Feature.

"Another Rogue D.A.?" Mobile Press-Register. Sept. 23, 2007. Op-ed.

"A Modern Day Judge Roy Bean," Daily Southtown, Sept. 23, 2007. Op-ed http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/insight/568507,092307mcgrath.article

"It's Time NFL Fans Get a Shot at Their Own Renegotiations." Duluth News Tribune. Sept. 15, 2007.Op-ed. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=50308Ă˝ion=Opinion

"NFL Fans: What About Us?" ("Your Word"). Mobile Press-Register. September 9, 2007. Op-ed.

"Are Writing Conferences and Seminars Worth Your Time and Money?" Segue. August 23rd, 2007. Essay. http://www.mid.muohio.edu/segue/wow/mcgrath%20-%20workshops.swf

"Pope John Paul's Fast Track to Sainthood Ignores Lack of Leadership on Clergy Abuse." Duluth News Tribune. August 19, 2007.

"Your Word: George Bush's Immiment Tragedy." Mobile Press-Register: August 5, 2007. Op-ed.

"Breaking U.S. News' College Chokehold." Birmingham News. July 22, 2007. Op-Ed.

"President Bush: American Tragedy in the Making." Daily Southtown. July 20, 2007. Op-ed.

"Ode to a Fourth Tier School." Chicago Tribune. July 24, 2007.

"Just How Saintly Was John Paul II?" Daily Southtown. Op-ed. July 19, 2007.

"White House Spin Makes Diamonds of Dirt." Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2007. Op-ed.

"Your Word: My Friend Ron and the War in Iraq." Mobile Press-Register. July 1, 2007. Op-ed.

"Mixing the Picture in Iraq." Daily Southtown. June 29, 2007. Op-ed.

"McGrath: The Luckier Man." Wisconsin Journal. June 16, 2007. Op-ed.

"Finally Meeting Dad After Knowing Him 36 Years." Daily Southtown. June 17, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Reflections of a Son On How He Came to Know His Dad." Mobile Press-Register. June 17, 2007. Op-ed.

"Discovering the Luckier Man." Chicago Tribune. June 17, 2007. Voice of the People.

"How to win the war on terror: Put Rove on it." Daily Southtown. June 5, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Your Word." Mobile Press-Register. June 10, 2007. Op-ed.

"Bringing back Ă˝Dick and JaneĂ˝? Why not the use of DDT, too?" Duluth News Tribune. June 10, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Theories of the Zone of Motherhood." Wisconsin Journal. May 13, 2007. Op-ed.

"Your Word." Mobile Press Register. May 13, 2007. Op-ed.

"Zone of Motherhood." Daily Southtown. May 13, 2007. Guest Column.

"The Safe Zone of Motherhood." Chicago Tribune. May 13, 2007. Voice.

"Trust Psychiatrists on Who's Violent?" Birmingham News. April 28, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Shakespeare in Imus' Corner." Daily Southtown. April 22, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Homeowners Lose In Insurance Shell Game." Birmingham News. April 8, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Have We Not Surpassed Dick and Jane?" Daily Southtown. April 12, 2007. Op-ed.

"Barack Obama Mastering Reagan's Intangiles." Duluth News Tribune. April 1, 2007. Op-Ed.

"The Problem With Nationalizing English." Mobile Register. March 18, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Is Obama Appeal Only Skin Deep?" Chicago Tribune. March 6, 2007. VOICE.

"Remembering a Valentine from Long Ago." Chicago Tribune. Febrary 14, 2007. VOICE.

"Obama Appeal Only Skin Deep?" Daily Southtown. March 1, 2007. Op-ed.

"Happy Valentines Day: Your Contract Is Up." Daily Southtown. Feb. 13, 2004.

"Shorten Marriage Commitment to 5 Years." Duluth News Tribune. Feb. 14, 2007.

"Merit Pay Okay, But Not Based on Scores." Daily Southtown. Feb.9,2007. Op-ed.

"Is Merit Pay Worth It?" Birmingham News. February 4, 2007. Op-Ed.

"Jailhouse Reveleations: Frank Turner Hollon Finds Drama in Confined Format." Mobile Register. January 21, 2007. Book Review.

"Going to the Dogs on Dauphin Island." Mobile Register. January 14, 2007. Op-ed.

"Are We Killing Childhood by Overscheduling Activities?" Daily Southtown. December 19, 2006. Op-Ed.

"Seeing the World Through Old New Eyes." Chicago Tribune. December 21, 2006. Op-Ed.

"All Memories, Joyous or Sad, Are Important at Christmas." Duluth News Tribune. December 17, 2006. Op-ed.

"Childhood Christmases Were Tough." Birmingham News. December 17, 2006. Op-Ed.

"See?" The 13th Warrior Review. No. 9. January, 2006. Short Story. http://www.asteriusonline.com/13thWR/issue09/mcgrath.htm

"Finding the Perfect Alabama Coach." Mobile Register. December 24, 2006. Op-ed. http://www.al.com/search/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1166955498184370.xml?mobileregister?oinsight&coll=3

"The Giant Chip on Isaiah Thomas' Shoulder." Daily Southtown. December 24, 2006. Guest Column.

"Boycot Cell Calls from Drivers." Wisconsin State Journal. November 18, 2006. Op-ed. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2006/11/18/0611170498.php

"Are Pistol Packin' School Teachers a Good Idea?" Birmingham News. Nov. 12, 2006. Op-ed.

"Religion is Meaningful, Powerful and Has a Voice." Duluth News Tribune. Nov.12, 2006, Op-Ed.

"IRS Takes Sides with Inquiry into Church's Positions." The Star. November 8, 2006. Op-Ed.

"Put Down the Cell Phone When You're in the Driver's Seat." Mobile Register. November 5, 2006. Op-Ed.

"Put Down That Cell Phone." Daily Southtown. November 7, 2006. Op-ed.

"Boycott Cell Calls from Drivers." Wisconsin State Journal. November 18, 2006. Op-ed. Read it here: http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2006/11/18/0611170498.php

"No Matter What Teams Say, Indian Mascots Are Offensive and Must Go." Duluth News Tribune. Oct. 2, 2006. Guest Column.

"How To Take the Easy Way--Online Education." Champaign Gazette. Oct. 1, 2006. Op.Ed.

"How to Cheat Your Way to a College Degree." Daily Southtown. September 22, 2006. Guest Column.

"Close but No Nobel: Characters Lack Essential Depth in Updike's Terrorist." Mobile Press-Register. Sept. 17, 2006. Book Review.

"Supporting Our Troops Even as We Hold Them Hostage." Daily Southtown. Sept. 14, 2006. Op-ed.

"Is Rhetoric Endangering Our Troops?" Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2006. Voice of the People. Editorial. "Barret Saga Shows Plight of Part Time Faculty." Daily Southtown. September 1, 2006. OP-ED. "Your Word." Mobile Press-Register. September 3, 2006. Op-Ed. "Lure Bin Laden with Whitney Houston." Duluth News Tribune. August 25, 2006. Op-Ed. "Why Persecute Professors for Heresy?" Birmingham News. August 27, 2006. Op-Ed. "Following One's Gut to Self Centered Health." Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2006.
"Bellyaching Ends As Gut Takes Over Decision Making." The Star. August 10, 2006. GUEST
COLUMN.
"Time to Go With My Gut, by George." Wisconsin State Journal. August 3, 2006.
"Administration Shares Blame for G.I. Crime." Daily Southtown. July 25th, 2006.
"Auburn's Interstate Pileup." Mobile Press-Register. July 23, 2006. OP-ED.
"U.S. policies beget sins of soldiers." Duluth News Tribune. July 23, 2006. OP-ED.
"English As Official Language Insulting." Birmingham News. June 18, 2006.
COMMENTARY.
"As a Family Grows and Changes." Chicago Tribune. June 18, 2006. VOICE OF PEOPLE.
"Dad's Legacy Shows What Fathering Is." Duluth News Tribune. June 18th, 2006. OpEd.
"Language barrier: Senate a potential threat to Hispanic culture." Daily Southtown, June 18,
2006. GUEST COLUMN.
"Tales of a Chicago Freelancer." Segue Literary Magazine. Summer, 2006. Creative Nonfiction. http://www.mid.muohio.edu/segue/wow/McGrath.swf "What We Owe the Mothers of Our Soldiers." Mobile Press-Register. May 14th, 2006.
COMMENTARY ("YOUR WORD"). Also in Chicago Tribune and Daily Southtown.
"Bayou La Batre." Open Spaces. Spring 2006. SHORT STORY.
"Attempting to Resolve Pro Life Contradiction." DAILY SOUTHTOWN. March 27th, 2006.
Guest Column.
"Intelligent Infusion." Mobile Press-Register.. March 26, 2006. BOOK REVIEW.
"Road Rudeness." Birmingham News. March 19, 2006. COMMENTARY.
"Christmas Miracle." Birmingham News.. December 20, 2005. COMMENTARY.
"Giving Thanks for Mom's White Lies. Chicago Tribune. Nov. 26 (THANKSGIVING),
2005. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
"A Runner's Refusal to Join the Crowd." Chicago Tribune. Oct. 7, 2005.
COMMENTARY.
" Intelligent Design: Humanities, Not Science." The Star. September 22, 2005. GUEST
COLUMN.
"Dauphin Island Homes Must Be Built Sturdier." The Birmingham News. September 18, 2005.
ESSAY.
"No More Sand Castles on Dauphin Island." Illinois Leader. September 14, 2005.
COMMENTARY.
"Part Time Teachers Don't Make the Grade." Chicago SunTimes. August 20, 2005.
COMMENTARY. Read it at this link: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050820/ai_n15357768
"The Art of Jamming Beliefs Down Our Throats." Chicago Tribune. May 12, 2005.
COMMENTARY. Read it here: http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/mcgrath/Jamming.htm
"The Role of the Teacher." Chicago Tribune. March 26, 2005. Voice of the People.
"South Side"Segue.Summer/Fall 2005. STORY.
"PowerPoint Just Latest Teaching Innovation That's Sleep-Inducing." The Star. April 7, 2005.
OP-ED.

"Role of the Teacher."Chicago Tribune. March 26, 2005. OP-ED.
"Most Important Lesson Learned after 35 years of Teaching: I'd Do It All Over Again." Illinois
Leader. April 5, 2005.
"Trick to Teaching: Prof Recommends Listening More.". Illinois Leader. March 30, 2005.
OP-ED
"American Foreign Policy." Literary Vision Magazine. February, 2005. SATIRE. Read it at this link: http://www.litvision.org/mcgrath.html
"Second Chance." JMWW: A Quarterly Journal of Writing. Winter 2005. FIRST PERSON
NARRATIVE ESSAY. Read it here: http://www.jmww.150m.com/Index.html
"Where To Go" in Arline, Katherine, ed. Paumanok Review. Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2004.
SHORT STORY.
"Lessons From the Real World Are the Best Teachers."Chicago SunTimes. November 16, 2004.
OP-ED .http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20041116/ai_n12565076
"Dangerous Developments in Academia"The Star. October 31, 2004. OP-ED ESSAY.
"Are English Teachers Superfluous?"Illinois Leader. November 19th, 2004. OP-ED ESSAY.
"Campus Politics: Free Speech at C.O.D."Poppolitics. October 26th, 2004. COLUMN.
"Adventures of a Chicago Freelance Writer." for The Writers' Journal. Winter Issue, 2004.
MAGAZINE FEATURE.
"Broken Wing."The Paumanok Review. Summer, 2004. SHORT STORY (Pushcart Prize Nominee).

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"Why Parents Should Tell the Whole Truth."The Star. September 16, 2004. GUEST COLUMN.
"Face It: Hearts and Roses Rhetoric Just Doesn't Cut It In American Politics." The Star. August
12, 2004. GUEST COLUMN.
"Coming Clean With Our Kids." The Sun. August 13, 2004. ESSAY
"Chief Illiniwek: What Matters Is Who Is Wearing The Headdress." Illinois Leader. May 5, 2004.
OP-ED PIECE.
"Two Year College May Be Best Start."The Star. May 13, 2004. GUEST COMMENTARY.
"Man In A Box."The Paumanok Review. Spring, 2004. SHORT STORY.
"Why We Are Fat."The Star. April 8, 2004. OP-ED PIECE.
"Censorship, Howard Stern, and My Little Sister."Illinois Leader. April 7, 2004. OP-ED PIECE
featured on Howard Stern's Website.
"Confessions of an NEA Terrorist."Daily Southtown. March 7, 2004. OP-ED PIECE.
"No Child Left Behind Act a Failure." with McGrath, Marianne. Daily Southtown. Jan.27, 2004.
GUEST EDITORIAL.
"Very Bad Santa."Chicago Reader. December 19, 2003. FIRST PERSON FEATURE.
"Words of...Oh, If Only We Knew."Chicago Tribune. November 3, 2003. ESSAY IN
COMMENTARY
"It's Time to Require Racial Sensitivity Classes in Schools." The Star. March 4, 2004. OP-ED
PIECE.
"Eight Rules for Using the Park Paths." Illinois Leader. January 1, 2004. OP-ED ESSAY.
"We Must Keep Our Commitment to Our Parks, Environment." The Star. January 8, 2004.
GUEST COLUMN.
"Man in a Box." The Thing About Hope Is... Boston: Pearson Publishing, 2003. SHORT STORY
"The Catholic Church Must Institute a Zero Tolerance Policy for Child Sexual Abuse." Child
Abuse: Opposing Viewpoints Series. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. CHAPTER IN A
BOOK reprinted from Poppolitics Magazine.
"Here's Hoping God Reads the Star: Suicide Bombings."The Star. September 14, 2003. GUEST
COMMENTARY.
"The Real Cost of Ignoring Schools."Chicago Tribune. August 10, 2001. COMMENTARY.
"No Wonder Iraqis Don't Trust Us." Daily Southtown. April 17, 2003. GUEST COLUMN.
"Need is over for Black History Month." Daily Southtown. February 24, 2003. GUEST
VIEWPOINT.
"Before Demonizing Sheahan and Cops, Consider Their Task." The Star. July 10, 2003. GUEST
COLUMN.
"Mascots...an Honor?" The Native Press. July 13, 2003. Consult
http://www.thenativepress.com/mascots.html PAGE ONE FEATURE.
"After Father's Day." Chicago Tribune. June 28, 2003.
"A Genuine Sports Hero Gives Us Hope."The Star. June 15, 2003. GUEST COLUMN.
"Special Interest Blinds Writing Commission to Real Solution." Daily Southtown. May 16, 2003.
GUEST VIEWPOINT.
"The Many Merits of Teaching Grammar." Chicago Tribune. Jun 9, 2003. VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE.
"Community Colleges Need to Improve Verbal Skills." Chicago Tribune. February 10, 2003.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
"Reading and Writing: Community Colleges Need Help to Do Job." The Star. February 2, 2003.
GUEST COLUMN.
"Today's Students Demand Twice the Attention."Chicago Sun Times. February 9, 2003.
COMMENTARY.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030209/ai_n12492099
"Distance Learning: Many Advantages, But Too Impersonal?" The Star. October 17, 2002.
GUEST COLUMN.
"An Absolutely Visual Banquet." Detroit Metro Times. November 6, 2002. BOOK REVIEW.
Read review here: http://cache.zoominfo.com/cachedpage/?archive_id=0&page_id=348967172&page_url=%2f%2fwww.metrotimes.com%2feditorial%2freview.asp%3fid%3d69457&page_last_updated=11%2f6%2f2002+11%3a42%3a20+PM

"YMCA Is Right to End Indian Theme."Chicago Tribune, November 15, 2002.
"John Updike's Triumph."Poppolitics. November 1, 2002.
"When Academic Lingo Trumped Good English." Chicago Tribune, November 13, 2002.
COMMENTARY.
"Apathy in Online Education." Chicago Tribune. Oct.1, 2002. http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/mcgrath/APATHY.HTM
"Distance Learning: Many Advantages, But Too Impersonal?" The Star. Oct.17, 2002.
"Roadside Distraction: Indian Stereotyping." Alternet. July 19, 2002. MAGAZINE FEATURE. Read at this link: http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/13626/
"A Publishing Machine."Chicago Tribune, Tempo (April 26, 2001), p.2. LETTER.
"A Wiseacre Student, Now a Star, a Handful Then." Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2002.
MEMOIR. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/15/entertainment/et-mcgrath15 or http://articles.latimes.com/writers/david-mcgrath
"Bernard McCullough: Comic Genius of Mr. McGrath's 8th Period English Class." Chicago
Tribune's Tempo, February 13, 2002. MEMOIR
"Fantasies of Fame." Poppolitics. April 15, 2002. MAGAZINE FEATURE (SCROLL DOWN
AFTER LINKING).
"The Devil Behind the Pulpit."Poppolitics.. May 1, 2002. ESSAY (SCROLL DOWN AFTER
LINKING).
"Lemak Case Resonant for This Local Teacher." The Star. January 7, 2002. GUEST COLUMN
"Under the Gun."Chicago Reader. September 14, 2001. NARRATIVE ESSAY.
Siege at Ojibwa, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. NOVEL
"Broken Wing." Georgalas, Robert, ed., The Thing About Second Chances Is... Chicago:
Polyphony Press, 2001.SHORT STORY
"The Purest Sport," Carefree Enterprise Magazine.(June, 2000)TRAVEL ESSAY.
"Free Fall," Vukas, Mark, ed. The Thing About Love Is (Chicago: Polyphony Press, 1999).
SHORT STORY.
"Lead Paint."The Prairie Light Review (Fall, 1999). STORY.
"Listen to the Flambeau," Sport Literate (Winter, 1998). NARRATIVE ESSAY.
"Jason Laughingcrow," Artful Dodge (Winter, 1997). SHORT STORY.
"Lake Guntersville," Outdoor Notebook (Winter, 1998). ESSAY.
"Moose CafĂ˝," Prairie Light Review (Winter, 1998). SHORT STORY.
"Men?s Club," Prairie Light Review (Spring, 1997). SHORT SHORT.
"Remembering Dad," Daily Southtown (June 13, 1996). 1ST PERSON ESSAY.
"One Opinion: Father?s Day," The Star (June 16, 1996). MEMOIR.
"The Little Northwoods School With the Giant Task."Contemporary Education (Fall, 1995).
ESSAY.
"Shadow Maker," Prairie Light Review (Spring/Summer,1995). POEM.
"One Opinion: Father?s Day," The Star (June 16, 1996). MEMOIR.
"Rough Draft," Prairie Light Review (Fall/Winter, 1995). POEM.
"Computerize or Bust," Education Digest (April, 1995). ESSAY.
Rebirth at Lac Court Oreilles (Screenplay for Educational Videorecording, 1995).
"The Chippewa Flowage," Midwest Outdoors (August, 1994). ESSAY.
"Computerize or Bust," Contemporary Education (Fall, 1994). ESSAY.
Alive: Literary Magazine of Lac Court Oreilles Ojibwa Reservation. Spring, 1994 (Editor).
LITERARY MAGAZINE.
"Interstate 57," Prairie Light Review (Spring/Summer, 1993). POEM.
"Father?s Day," Chicago Sun Times (June of 1993). MEMOIR.
"Janet," The Coming of Dawn (1993). POEM.
"Castle In Ruins," Contemporary Education; Spring, 1993 (Finalist in Annual Ed Press Awards
Competition). ESSAY.
"Ghost Lake: An Aptly Named Mystery," Midwest Outdoors (April, 1993). ESSAY.
"Lake Winter," Midwest Outdoors (March, 1991). ESSAY.
"The Ideal Muskie Habitat: Lake Winter," Outdoor Notebook (July, 1991). ESSAY.
"A Wisconsin Fishing Guide?s Secret," Outdoor Notebook (July, 1992). NARRATIVE ESSAY.
"A Question of Soul," Prairie Light Review (Fall/Winter ,1992). POEM.
International English 103 (U.S. Title VI Government Publication), Glen Ellyn: College of
DuPage, 1992. PAMPHLET.
"Getting to Thanatopsis," American Educator (Summer, 1990). ESSAY.
"Teachers I?ll Never Forget," Chicago Sun Times (1986). ESSAY.
"Kankakee River Fishing," Outdoor Notebook (1986). ESSAY.
"Chalkdust," Chicago Union Teacher (1986). ESSAY
"Chicago Schools the Worst?" Chicago Defender (January of 1988). ESSAY
Sports Stories and Features in Daily Calumet News (1991-92).
Documentary of Success (1981). EDUCATION PAMPHLET.
"San Quentin," Aim Magazine (December, 1981). ESSAY.
"The Beacon," Aim Magazine (July of 1980). SHORT STORY
"Passages," Aim (September, 1980). SHORT STORY
"Offsides," Aim (June, 1979) SHORT STORY.
"Resurrection," Aim (May 1979). SHORT STORY.
"Taken for a Ride," Aim (January, 1979). ESSAY.
"The Grocer," Aim (November, 1979). SHORT STORY.
"The Misfit," Aim (October, 1978). SHORT STORY.
"The Loser," Aim (August, 1998). SHORT STORY.
"A Day at the Park," Aim (January, 1978). SHORT STORY.
"Man-eater," Aim (November, 1978). SHORT STORY.
"Northwoods Incident," Carolina Sportsman (February, 1976). 1ST PERSON ESSAY.

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