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Goodbye to my dresser, and my house

Last fall, I came home from my second year at college to find a travesty in my household. My mother did not turn my room that I shared with my twin sister into a sewing room, she did not have a mid-life crisis and she was not developing random new hobbies now that her two... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
May 10, 2012 at 9:52 am
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How did you survive 20 years as a twin?

How did you survive 20 years as a twin?
I have officially survived 20 years of being attached to someone who is my polar opposite. And let’s be honest–the past 20 years of our twinship has been pretty ridiculous. I would think a lot of other twins out there can relate to our story of growing together and apart at different stages in our... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
May 3, 2012 at 9:36 am
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Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President, As my twin sister stood 20 feet away from a stage that you and the First Lady stood on, I sat in nutrition class at the University of Missouri. So obviously, I had the better deal, right? False. I’d like to meet you as well, if you’re free. Between that whole re-election... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
April 27, 2012 at 12:52 pm
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What do you say when your twin wants to bring your clown to Afghanistan?

What do you say when your twin wants to bring your clown to Afghanistan?
I get a call around 11 p.m. last weekend from my mother. My twin sister, Sam, is home for a weekend from Georgia and they have a question for me. “Can Sam bring your Noodle to Afghanistan?” My mom asks. In the Prang family, “Noodle” with a capital N doesn’t mean pasta. It’s not something... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
April 19, 2012 at 8:53 am
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Wait, you're a cherub, too?

Wait, you're a cherub, too?
“Wait, you were a cherub?!” In the past week, I’ve had the privilege of saying this while at Mizzou. Sure, the Mizzou Mafia of journalism majors across the country is one thing, but the cherub network? It’s definitely a lot smaller and I meet former cherubs a lot less often. What is a cherub, you... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
April 13, 2012 at 1:16 pm
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And then your kids grew up

My mother and one of her best friends from her childhood had a conversation about how the military has changed their children. Her friend explained how she didn’t like what the military had done to her boys. They seemed more cynical and have been “hardended” by their experiences. And my mother brought up a point... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
April 5, 2012 at 10:19 am
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My love for the Tribune Tower

As a college student, I have a lot of things and places I love in Chicago, being from the area. Deep dish pizza. Navy Pier. Chicago accents. Chicago media. The cold. An abundance of public transportation. Garrett’s popcorn. Skyscrapers. The speedy commuters. And the politics, of course. (It’s not called the “Windy City” because of... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
March 30, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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Tom Skilling's still our guy

This has absolutely nothing to do with the military, and not much to do with college, unless you’re a meteorology major. But when Sam and I left home for either bootcamp or journalism school, we left a very, very important man behind that has shaped our lives since we were little. Tom Skilling. Yes, to... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
March 21, 2012 at 11:50 am
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How far is that internship from Georgia?

I would say the internship search is similar to the grueling process of applying to colleges, but that really wouldn’t be doing it much justice. It’s about 100 times more difficult than that, 100 times more discouraging than that and 100 times more time-consuming than that. Regardless of how difficult it is, I find the... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
March 9, 2012 at 11:10 am
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A promotion and a skirt

A promotion and a skirt
Two big things happened for Samantha Prang within the past two days. 1.) She got a promotion from being a private first class to a specialist, earlier than many of her fellow soldiers, which means more money and more seniority. She would’ve gotten the promotion automatically after two years of service, but Sam received a... Read more »
By Allison Prang,
March 2, 2012 at 12:40 pm
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