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To Be Third
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 22, 2018 David Baskin grew up in Evanston and like a lot of kids who went to ETHS, got to know and admire Ross Freeland. Ross taught
2 Cheers 4 Winter
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 8, 2018 How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. Aside from the cold, there is ice, slush, shoveling, chopping, slipping, falling, flu, cabin fever,
Solar Reflection
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 25, 2018 The sun winked out. Not from a passing cloud, not from a sudden storm, not from a rose-hued sunset. It just vanished, without warning, without
Shifting Gears
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 11, 2018 Funny the things we remember. I read once, as a kid, about a jet fighter pilot who was testing a new plane. The plane stalled
The Experience of Hunger
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 28, 2017 Americans have a fixation on eating and weight, and every year countless articles, books, and TV segments are churned out telling us about the latest
My Eulogy
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 14, 2017 Welcome, everyone, thanks for coming. So glad you all could be here. Wish I could too! (Awkward pause.) It’s OK to laugh, I’m just kidding!
Parable of the Glasses
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 30, 2017 There were two boys who were schoolmates and best friends. But they were very different. Bobby seemed to have it all: smart, good-looking, and athletic,
Men Behaving Badly
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 16, 2017 Every day seems to bring more accusations of and discussion about sexual harassment, as women everywhere are emboldened to speak out and men begin to
What Can Be Done
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 2, 2017 It seems like every other Evanston conversation begins with a complaint and ends with a question. The complaint is about the state of the world,