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Spring has unsprung
Evanston RoundTable, May 3, 2022 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
America the beautiful
Evanston RoundTable, April 20, 2022 I have been feeling grateful lately (see this recent column), especially about our home town, Evanston, and our nation. We moved from Skokie to our
Earth Day all the time
As you drive, walk and bike through our fair city, be on the lookout for litter. Evanston RoundTable, April 6, 2022 Friday, April 22, is Earth Day and all of
Weil on Ukraine war: Russian friends are ‘upset and angry’
Evanston RoundTable, March 30, 2022 Irwin Weil remains in close touch with his friends in Russia, and what he hears is gloomy. “Of course they can’t say it in so
Gratitude large and small
Surgery can do that to you. It humbles and leaves you with more compassion for pain and suffering and the willingness – happiness even – to take pleasure in the common
When we wuz grand
Evanston RoundTable, March 9, 2022 I find myself of late drawn to 1940 movies that portray American life as busy, well-ordered and prosperous, films like “The Bishop’s Wife” and “Miracle
Remembering Mr. Arnelle
He taught us about the content of a person’s character. Perhaps that is the most profound lesson a kid can learn. Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 23, 2022 Learning to respect and
Magic bus
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 10, 2022 I was intrigued by Nancy E. Anderson’s recent column in which she describes her fixation with Instagram’s “Cheap Old Houses” and fantasizes about buying one
Hang on
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 26, 2022 The Earth spins at 1,000 miles an hour. That’s more than 16 miles a minute, 1,400 feet a second. Like Superman, faster than a speeding