What better way to mark Earth Month than to renew a commitment to Evanston’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP)? CARP will be the topic of a special order of […]
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Guest essay: Climate change is an emergency. Let’s act like it.
On Monday, April 25, Evanston’s City Council will have an opportunity to join hundreds of other cities in 38 countries in declaring a climate emergency. By voting “yes” on a […]
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Les Jacobson: America the beautiful
I have been feeling grateful lately (see this recent column), especially about our hometown, Evanston, and our nation. We moved from Skokie to our modest two-story red brick home on […]
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Guest essay: It’s 4/20 and I’m feeling late to the party
I volunteered to cover this story: Is there any truth to the rise of middle-aged people, in particular women, using legal cannabis? In a word, yes. No one wanted to […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Where are District 65 leaders?
What in the world is going on that the District 65 Superintendent and school board are not responding to this problem? Nor to the District 65 community? The community elected […]
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Letter to the editor: Haven records response shocking
There is so much that is disturbing in your impressively researched April 15 article “‘Concerns have been ignored, dismissed, minimized’: Inside the year at Haven,’” but there is one revelation […]
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Skokie Alliance responds to mayor’s comments on proposed electoral changes
Last week, the Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform, a nonpartisan group pushing for changes in Skokie’s electoral system, hosted a news conference to present its mission. The group is proposing […]
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Letter to the editor: Shun the shiny foil confetti, for parks’ sake
Friends of Lovelace Park (www.LovelacePark.com) is urging everyone who uses our parks for art projects, parties and more to please not bring shiny metallic foil confetti but use paper confetti […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Peace, within and all about – a meditation
When I feel turmoil deep within I tryTo understand the source of my uneaseEspecially when I feel the need to cry,To turn my pain to prayer on pleading knees. Life […]
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From District 65 Superintendent: Important update regarding Haven’s culture and climate
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 sent out the following email about Haven Middle School on Monday morning: Dear District 65 Parents and Families, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide […]