The possibility that Roe v. Wade will be overturned represents the greatest threat to reproductive rights and bodily autonomy that we have seen in decades. Roe is the foundation upon […]
Category: Public Square
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade
When my phone started blowing up late Monday night, I couldn’t have prepared myself for the news of the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning the 1973 decision known as Roe […]
Nancy E. Anderson: Life’s transitions and our big, black car
“Why do I feel sad?” I said to my husband a few days ago as we walked in the front door of our house. We had just driven our black […]
Charles Wilkinson: Mindfulness and memory
When I stop to think about the who and why of me, I feel the need for honesty, humility and gratitude for every moment of my being. All of them […]
Les Jacobson: Spring has unsprung
I remember spring. It was several Saturdays ago, blue sky, light breeze, in the 70s. I took myself to the wonderfully named Rocky Miller Park at Northwestern and watched the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Peggy Tarr: April is International Black Women’s Heritage Month
A proclamation for April to be Black Women’s Heritage Month was made in 2016 by the Atlanta City Council. This proclamation was brought about by the efforts of one African […]
Guest essay: Bird feeders and bird flu
Confusion reigns over whether it is safe for people to keep bird feeders going amid the current crisis about avian flu, also known as bird flu. Evanston North Shore Bird […]
Letter to the editor: District 65 students, teachers and staff deserve more transparency
I am a Haven parent and attended the School District 65 board meeting on Monday, April 18. As noted in your reporting of the meeting, the YouTube live feed went […]