We are members of the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center Climate Action Team. For the last two school years, we have had the pleasure of working with Karen Bireta, […]
Category: Letters
Letter to the editor: A lifeline for caregivers
I’m writing to support the caregiver portal in Illinois House Bill 4677. I am a third generation Evanstonian, and returned to live in Evanston several years ago for the first […]
Letter to the editor: Stop politicizing our Noyes Cultural Arts Center
To my fellow Evanstonians, Last Monday, Mayor Biss, again, placed one of his hallmark Special Orders of Business on the agenda for the April 29 City Council meeting. This time, it […]
Letter to the editor: Will Evanston address equitable and diverse housing needs?
Evanston is currently undergoing rapid gentrification, exacerbating an already severe income gap and soaring rents. Many low- and middle-income earners, as well as the unhoused, are being forced out of […]
Letter to the editor: Let’s talk peace
The minute I recovered enough from back surgery I plopped my boomer butt on my e-bike and checked out the Free Palestine encampment on Northwestern’s Deering Meadow. The colors! The […]
Letter to the editor: Opposing viewpoints
Reading the Roundtable this morning, I am struck by two articles on Evanston’s two school districts, each one suggesting an outcome heading in the opposite direction. On the one hand, […]
Letter to the editor: In support of ETHS’ new cell phone policy
I am writing to praise and support Evanston Township High School’s decision to restrict student cell phone usage during school hours. I am a parent to an incoming ETHS freshman, […]
Letter to the editor: CABG calls for nonviolent response to NU Gaza encampment
At around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Northwestern student activists began arriving with tents at Deering Meadow to call for the university to disinvest in its partnerships with organizations supportive of the […]
Letter to the editor: Committed to revitalizing Family Focus
Family Focus Evanston was surprised to read your recent coverage of the city’s Finance and Budget Committee meeting addressing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) administrative costs and grant programs and […]
Letter to the editor: Air quality and the Ryan Field rebuild
As a longtime resident of Evanston, I’ve been watching with a mix of dismay and disbelief as the historic Ryan Field is torn down, not by sleek, futuristic machinery, but […]