A year ago, the organization’s that serve Evanston’s youth united in response to escalating violence in our community to launch the “My City, Your City, Our City” Safe Summer Initiative. […]
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Letter to the Editor: We need more City Council accountability
For the last few years I have been trying to find the duties and powers of City Council members in the City Code. I still haven’t come across any specifics. […]
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Rev. Michael Nabors: Letter to the children
Dear Uziyah, Xavier, Amerie, Jose, Alithia, Annabell, Eliahana, Eliahna, Rojelio, Jacklyn, Jailah, Jayce, Alexandria, Tess, Makenna, Maranda, Nevaeh, Maite and Layla – and Ms. Eva Mireles and Ms. Irma Garcia, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Keep the lakefront clear, no café at Arrington Lagoon
This letter is in response to the Evanston Economic Development Committee’s approval of a proposal to lease the Arrington Lagoon Beach Shelter for use as a private restaurant and bar, […]
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Rev. Michael Nabors: Letter on Buffalo shooting
The Buffalo Massacre on Saturday, May 14th is an American tragedy. The death of completely innocent people engaged in the regular task of shopping at their neighborhood’s local grocery store, […]
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Letter to the editor: Pioneering in a new age of journalism
Journalism with verve and integrity is foundational to the great American Experiment in living together. You folks are migrating from a world whose foundations were built on typewriters, Linotypes, printing […]
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Letter to the editor: Hiring yet another consultant company
Has the city of Evanston considered how much revenue would need to be generated at its 1.25% portion of the sales tax to recoup the proposed $245,000 consultant fee to […]
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Guest essay: Community Alliance for Better Government endorses Poche for City Manager
Evanston has been through a long and painful few years: racial discrimination lawsuits, horribly shocking revelations of sexual abuse among beach staff, and the rapid departure of a city manager, […]
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Letter from the Mayor on climate action: Now or never
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss sent the following message in a Friday, April 29, email newsletter: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released their third part of the Sixth Assessment Report, declaring this […]
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Letter to the editor: Community must play a role in city manager search
Consider all the leadership changes in Evanston within a span of two years: two school superintendents, city leadership including our mayor, city council, city manager, and department heads including police chief, Northwestern University president, Evanston Community Foundation president, and others. We can probably agree that our […]