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Yu, Me — and The Common Good
Evanston RoundTable, May 17, 2018 May 7 through 11 was Teacher Appreciation Week. Schoolteachers in Kentucky, West Virginia, Colorado and elsewhere may have been too busy to celebrate, however, demonstrating
Device Advice
Evanston RoundTable, May 3, 2018 Good news: my nine-year-old grandson Ben sleeps over most Tuesday nights. His dog Juney sleeps over too. We all sleep together, in one bed, for
The Balm of ‘Gilead’ – A Reading Memoir
Evanston RoundTable, April 19, 2018 Maybe the luckiest thing that ever happened to me happened right at the start, in the genetic lottery at conception. That’s when I inherited the
Miracle in the Making
Evanston RoundTable, April 5, 2018 In the war against polio, Rotary is winning. And unbeknownst to most Evanstonians, the PolioPlus global eradication campaign is directed from the Rotary Building in
Third Coast Baroque Plays It Different
Evanston RoundTable, March 22, 2018 “We’re the new kid on the block,” says Evanston resident Angela Young Smucker, one of the founders of Third Coast Baroque, “so we’ve come up
ETHS Students Rally for Stronger Gun Laws
Evanston RoundTable, March 22, 2018 Chanting “hey hey, ho ho, gun violence has got to go,” thousands of Evanston Township High School students on March 14 joined the nationwide student walkout
Surviving the Jolt
Evanston RoundTable, March 22, 2018 Everyone experiences tragedy and trauma. They are unavoidable, no matter how blessed a person’s life is. And everyone will suffer as a result. But most
Advice to Ben
Evanston RoundTable, March 8, 2018 When our grandson Benjamin turned one, our daughter asked my wife and me to write a few words of advice for him. Mine went something
On the Road to Safer Gun Laws: Evanston Moms Help Pull Off Political Upset
Evanston RoundTable, March 8, 2018 The Evanston bus women helped make history. At least that’s how it seemed when they returned from Springfield Feb. 28 after spending the day rallying,