As I read the most recent news regarding decisions being made in District 65, I felt compelled to share my own experiences as an elementary school principal in the district, as well as my reflections about the current district climate. The most important discussions we should have are about the children. If we cannot listen […]
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The Lighthouse Keeper sees…
… that this column will appear on Giving Tuesday and reminds readers that just as shopping locally and supporting Small Business Saturday benefits the community, so too does giving locally. Whatever your passion, there is almost certainly a worthy nonprofit that would put your generous contribution to good use right here in Evanston. … that, […]
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Time to downsize the American empire: An interview with Northwestern historian Daniel Immerwahr
In the latest installment of its occasional opinion series, “Snap Out of It, America!” The New York Times on November 7 featured a provocative article titled “The Strange, Sad Death of America’s Political Imagination.” Written by Northwestern Professor Daniel Immerwahr, the piece asserted that since 1945 the U.S. has “assumed a position of armed primacy […]
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Letter to the editor: Give thanks for Robert Crown
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day of thanks. Evanstonians have a multitude of blessings for which we are grateful. One of our blessings is the new Robert Crown Community Center. As almost every Evanstonian knows, our “crown jewel” has a public library branch, a state-licensed child care, after-school program facilities, an art room, a running […]
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My so-called journalism career
I am thrilled and privileged to write and edit for the RoundTable. My odyssey with the newspaper began some 15 years ago when I approached Mary and Larry Gavin about…But wait! I’m getting ahead of myself. The actual odyssey began in New York, where I grew up in the 1950s and early ’60s and loved […]
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Peggy Tarr: Then and now
Winona* was busy cooking in preparation for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was a special day for her. It gave her a reason to let people know that, although she was identified as an African American, she had “Indian blood” in her too. Her grandmother was an “Indian.” Thanksgiving also gave her an opportunity to let people know that some […]
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We are Water | Water as family: Returning to a kinship worldview
This is the final part of an eight-article series by We are Water Evanston, a community-based participatory research project that explores our relationship with and concerns about water. For more information on this series, click here. In this We are Water series, we have taken you on a journey through topics ranging from beach access to flooding solutions, […]
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Letter to the editor: Impact on families overlooked
For those who are unaware, the president of the teachers union of District 65 is encouraging their teachers to take mental health days for two days prior to our long holiday weekend. As a result, the Superintendent [Devon] Horton made the “equitable” decision to close all schools for the entire week and we received notice […]
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Guest essay: Coffee (and maybe churros) with a cop can make a difference
Thursday, November 18 was cold, crisp and sunny. What better way to kick off the day than share a cup of coffee with one of Evanston’s finest? Eric Young, owner of La Principal, southeast Evanston’s deliciously creative Mexican restaurant, opened its doors from 8 a.m. to 10-ish to host the casual, friendly and hospitable get-together […]
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Rep. Schakowsky cheers House passage of Build Back Better Act
On Friday, November 19, Representative Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, a senior member of the House Budget Committee and a Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, by a vote […]