‘In a World’ – Woody Strikes Again
Evanston RoundTable, Sept. 12, 2013 Call it “The Curse of Woody Allen.” Seemingly talented filmmakers are inspired to clone Allenesque characters whose neurotic, awkward, sometime — Read More
Author: Lester Jacobson
Letter from the Chief of Police
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date September 5, 2013
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I wrote this letter, part of the department’s annual report, in consultation with the Chief of Police of Evanston, Illinois.
2012 Letter from Chief Richard Eddington
March 21, 2013
To the Citizens of Evanston:
This year’s Annual Report has an improved look and feel. It is designed to be more accessible and attractive. The differences start with the cover. In the recent past we’ve shown photos of various badges; this year we’ve replaced them with our police patch, which symbolizes the unity of the entire department. Within this letter, hot links have been included for the reader’s convenience.
2012 was a year of challenges and accomplishments. In the first category was the continuing gun violence that has plagued urban centers across the country, which in Evanston led to three homicides. Two of them involved young people under the age of 21, compounding the tragedy and sense of loss shared by the whole community.
Dogs Get to Splish-Splash at YMCA Pool
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date August 31, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, August 29, 2013 Several dozen doggies got in the swim of things at the McGaw YMCA on Aug. 24 at the Y’s first — Read More
‘Blue Jasmine’ – Sub-stellar Woody
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date August 15, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 15, 2013 In “Blue Jasmine,” Woody Allen’s latest movie, Cate Blanchett plays Jasmine French, a down-on-her-luck New Yorker forced to move in — Read More
‘Fruitvale Station’ – Still Struggling
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date August 2, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 1, 2013 It’s ironic and sad that “Fruitvale Station” appeared in movie theaters just days after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the — Read More
‘Fill the Void’ – Love and Duty
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date July 19, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, July 18, 2013 “There is no foreign land; it is the traveler only that is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson One of the — Read More
‘About Midnight’ – Meditations on Adulthood
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date July 4, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, July 3, 2013 There’s a defining moment in “Before Midnight” when the central characters – Celine and Jesse – are seated at a — Read More
Riding the Rails
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date June 26, 2013
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I When people think of trains they think of speed and mass. But trains come alive first with sound. “Alllllllll aboooooooard!” the conductor sings out. — Read More
‘This is the End’ – Going Out Laughing
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date June 22, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, June 20, 2103 Sometimes joy and happiness emanate from the most unexpected places. Who would think a mature adult would enjoy – love — Read More
With a Push From Dr. King, Bill Logan Became a Pioneer
- Post Author By Lester Jacobson
- Post Date June 10, 2013
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Evanston RoundTable, June 6, 2013 Bill Logan’s life and career have been filled with achievements and honors. But at a low point, discouraged about his — Read More
