Masked People of the Day: Amanda Lofink and Daughter
President Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lockdown Gives Time to Rethink: Reader
With the upcoming election, while I know that everyone may think that their own issue is important (and it may be), I think especially with the strange and unprecedented times […]
League of Women Voters of Evanston Considers the Office of City Clerk
Evanston is looking forward to primary and consolidated elections. On Feb. 23, voters will choose candidates for Mayor, Aldermen for two wards and City Clerk. Many organizations are sponsoring meetings […]
Message From Mayor Stephen Hagerty: Evanston Walks Together
On the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to address recent acts of hate, racism and bigotry in our community. Over the […]
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Charles Wilkinson: A Fragile Democracy
Like most Americans I believe in the dream of democracy. I dream of a “more perfect union” knowing that the union we claim is clearly far from being perfect at all. Nothing attests to that more than the events in our Capitol on January 6, 2021. […]
Eric. L Chehab, M.D. : Schools Are Essential Businesses and Can Be Opened Responsibly
President Trump declares, “Open the schools.” Though clearly he overlooks the complexity, opening schools is the right thing to do. However, the process is a three-dimensional Tetris puzzle with constantly moving pieces. Like Tetris, putting them in the right place at the right time is the […]
Racial Healing and Reparations: Two Steps Towards Transformation
The YWCA Evanston/North Shore will host a forum on racial healing and reparations from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 19. The panelists are Monica Haslip, founder of Little Black Pearl in Bronzeville and a national trainer of racial healing circle practitioners for the Kellogg Foundation’s […]
Be Vigilant
The outrageous attack during the Democratic Party of Evanston’s interview of Fifth Ward Aldermanic candidate Carolyn Murray was, as she herself said, “an attack on us.” The intruder into the Zoom session repetitively used words intended to demean Black people, including Ms. Murray, and ended with […]
MORE PUBLIC SQUARE POSTS
The Traffic Guy hears …
… that the comfortably cool weather and comparative lack of rainfall have brought construction back to Evanston. Crews are already at work patch-patch-patching – removing the top two inches of […]
Charles Wilkinson: The Blahs
(Note: I wrote this just before COVID 19 crippled our worlds. At this point I think it speaks to what many are feeling. Like almost everyone, I’m looking toward the […]
Peggy Tarr: The Deacon’s World Prayer
A friend invited me to go with her to her church. We arrived at church about 15 minutes before the Sunday morning service began. My friend explained that during this […]
Masked People of the Day: Robert Reece, Patti Reece, and Oliver Ruff
President Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. […]
Guest Essay By Don Zeigler: Can’t Wait for FDA Action on Menthol
Amazing. Finally, the Food and Drug Administration announced on April 29 a long-overdue proposed rule-making process to remove menthol from cigarettes and flavor additives from cigars in this country. But […]
Masked People of the Day: Jan Schakowsky, Kamala Harris and Tammy Duckworth
President Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. […]
Cool Spring, Gray Skies, Dazzling Blossoms
Despite many 50-degree mornings and evenings, Evanston is alive with the beauty of spring. Tulips and daffodils brighten gardens throughout the community, trees and shrubs are flowering, and early vegetables […]
Guest Essay: ETHS Should Hold a Vaccination Event
Picture a high school gymnasium or a local community center, set up to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to large numbers of high school students 16 and older. Masked students wait in line, […]
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