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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Mr. Trump Goes to the Grocery Store Dec 13, 2025

CCTV captured this (completely fake) conversation between President Donald Trump and a grocery store clerk yesterday. CLERK: That'll be $286.47, Mr. President. TRUMP: Did you swipe my customer rewards card? I thought the Twinkies were half off. CLER... Read More

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A Thanksgiving Turkey to Forget Nov 22, 2025

I'll start by making a few things clear: I love my father, I love cooking and I love Thanksgiving. And now that the throat-clearing is done, I can move on to the complaining. Because of all dishes in all the holidays on the calendar, there's nothing ... Read More

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We're Here, We're Annoyed and We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore Nov 15, 2025

I'm forming a new political party. No offense intended to the two major ones we already have, but they stink. OK, well, if I'm being honest, some offense was intended. Currently, we're at "invading Venezuela to distract attention from the Epstein fi... Read More

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Fear the Stopped Clock of the American Electorate Nov 08, 2025

I once met a man who claimed to make up his mind who he wanted in presidential elections only after stepping into the voting booth. "Are you kidding me?" I asked, aghast. How could anyone, I marveled, not know who they were planning to vote for? What... Read More