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Look Around

Evanston RoundTable, March 18, 2020 Hey Bunkie. Are you stuck in existential despair? Terrified the end times are at hand? Certain the latest outrage from Washington, Springfield, City Hall or

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Hard Times

Evanston RoundTable, July 29, 2020 Such a shock to turn on the radio and hear: “I’m so afraid of goin’ out, and I’m so tired of stayin’ in…” So modern,

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Tour de Evanston

Evanston RoundTable, July 16, 2020 With its excellent bike lanes and trails, Evanston is an eminently bikeable city, through which I have been riding some 10 miles almost every morning

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Giving Thanks

Evanston RoundTable, July 1, 2020 Even in these terrible times of global pandemic, persistent and virulent racial inequities and a spiraling economy, it is good to realize and acknowledge our

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When Lilacs Last

Evanston RoundTable, June 17, 2020 Now we come to the best part of the year, when the nights are crisp and cool and the days sparkle with the tender green

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Some Lessons

Evanston RoundTable, May 20, 2020 They’re sprouting up like brightly colored tulips, the signs all over Evanston that read: “Thank You Health Care & Essential Workers!” and “Not All Heroes

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