Marianne Goss retired in August 2015 from Northwestern University after 25 years as an editor in University Relations. She previously was a reporter for the Herald-News in Joliet, her hometown; program guide editor and publicist for the Wisconsin Public Radio network; and alumni publication editor at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has a BA in American civilization from the University of Illinois and an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin. Marianne lives in the South Loop and is a volunteer Chicago Greeter.
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Marianne Goss
A retired university publications editor and journalist, I live in the South Loop and volunteer as a Chicago Greeter. Getting the most out of retired life in the big city will be a recurrent theme of this blog, but I consider any topic fair game because the perspective will be that of a retiree.
Recent posts
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Book group takes on a GAN »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted Monday at 10:19 am -
Differences about what we’ll do now »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted June 7, 2021 at 8:02 am -
Recalling a disappointing meeting with an icon »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted May 31, 2021 at 10:42 am -
Visit an unfamiliar museum and pretend you’re traveling »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted May 24, 2021 at 10:20 am -
Resumed activities fall short: bad luck or a bad omen? »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted May 17, 2021 at 9:31 am
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Yes. Thank you for understanding -- and providing a reply that I'll borrow when I hear people urging me to…
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Thanks, Marianne, for a very reasonable argument. Personally, I find myself hearing that "You can go back" to various places,… -
Aha! Thanks. It'll be the radio set to WFMT 98.7 that gets changed.
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I have a lot of books that I reread with pleasure, but still my favorite is the work "Heart of…
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