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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
Conflicted
Evanston RoundTable, May 6, 2020 It’s always been my curse to see the other person’s point of view. I hate it. So apparently did Truman. So many economists were advising
The Confinement
Evanston RoundTable, April 30, 2020 In my lifetime and yours, there has never been anything like it. The longest I can remember staying in previously was when I was a
Earth Day and Spring: A Hopeful Time
Evanston RoundTable, April 22, 2020 The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is here and, appropriately, spring is slowly making its long overdue and much anticipated reappearance in the Chicago area.
Earth Day 2020
Evanston RoundTable, April 22, 2020 On this Earth Day we give thanks for the planet, our eternal home, the mother of us all. And we note with some interest that
Beauty as Solace
Evanston RoundTable, April 15, 2020 There is a remarkable YouTube video of the British composer Alma Deutscher telling a recent audience about a piece she has written. Ms. Deutscher is
The Upsides
Evanston RoundTable, April 2, 2020 It’s hard to imagine anything good coming from the Coronavirus. It’s a disaster of the first order, killing people by the thousands, shutting down the
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore or, I’ve Got Those Corona Virus Blues
Evanston RoundTable, March 20, 2020 (With a tip of the digital hat to lyricist Bob Russell, sung to the Duke Ellington tune “Never No Lament”) Used to roam around the town,
Stoner City: An Inside Look at Evanston’s Cannabis Dispensary
Outside everything seemed normal. Inside it was a strange new world. Evanston RoundTable, March 4, 2020 Sales of marijuana at the State’s dispensaries are blowing away expectations. According to the