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Trash Busters
Evanston RoundTable, April 20, 2017 April 22 is Clean Up, Evanston! Day. It’s a worthy and necessary admonition because litter is, unfortunately, everywhere: on the streets, in the parks, under
Bad Habits
Evanston RoundTable, April 6, 2017 We are all creatures of habit. Habits permeate our daily life, so much so that we don’t even realize the extent of their hold on
Viola Lesson
Evanston RoundTable, March 23, 2017 “Hi, come in, nice to finally meet you,” Karen said at the door. “Let me take your coat.” I was excited about my new viola
The Four E’s
Evanston RoundTable, March 9, 2017 Schools do a good job teaching the basics – history and civics and science and the famous Three R’s: reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic. But those
Knowing History
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 23, 2017 How odd it is to be born in the middle of time. We learn from cosmology that the universe is 13.7 billion years old, and
Making Music, Staying Active at 90
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 9, 2017 “I have no words of wisdom, except to stay active and positive,” Gloria Boyell said about recently reaching her 90th birthday, a milestone remarkable for
Down to Work
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 9, 2017 There is a time, Ecclesiastes tells us, for all things. Three thousand years later, Pete Seeger and Judy Collins made it official. There is a
How to Argue
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 26, 1979 Everyone has an opinion on things, even the people who tell you they don’t. It’s not that they really don’t. More often than not they
Nibsy’s Triumph
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 12, 2017 Address to students at Daniel Webster Elementary School, New Rochelle, N.Y.: Good morning, boys and girls. My name is Lester Jacobson. But back when I