Why should anyone care about Wilmette Harbor?

With the exception of the 300 or so folks who keep a boat there, it’s easy to overlook the importance of Wilmette Harbor. But if you live in Cook County, you owe a debt of gratitude to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Commissioners for …

Letters to the Editor

Committed to serve I have been a New Trier High School social worker for 23 years. I have worked with Pat Savage-Williams in many capacities these past years- administrator, facilitator of diversity work, psychologist. I have always found Pat to be open minded, skilled, and …

Asscessible leader As a community activist, I am well aware of which of our elected officials are responsive to the interests of residents and which are not. That is why I am supporting Mark Tendam for re-election as alderman of the sixth ward. Alderman Tendam …

Evanston letter to the editor: In face of tragedy, take action as a community

Members of the District 202 Board of Education are horribly shocked, deeply sorrowful and profoundly saddened by the senseless killing of our student, Dajae Coleman. Though words seem inadequate in the face of such tragic loss, we offer our most heartfelt condolences to Dajae’s family …

Evanston letter to the editor: You make the choice

I feel the Viewpoint editorial about the vetoed plastic bag bill was very misleading. Vetoing the bill takes the use (and misuse) of single-use plastic bags out of the hands of the plastic-bag industry with their statewide, fee-based proposal, and puts the decision about plastic …

Letter: Cat Grandma to the rescue

To the Grey Lantern: Call me Cat Grandma. I am a super hero, too. As Cat Grandma, I bring wrongs to right. You know the texting fool in front of you who doesn’t move when the light turns green? I, Cat Grandma, am the one …

Letters to the editor for the week of Sept. 6, 2012

Bikes on the sidewalks? No, no, no! I have always loved to walk, but recently walking in Evanston has become dangerous. Bikers ride on the sidewalks. Usually those heading toward me seem to expect me to make way. I am an old woman with osteoporosis. …

Evanston letter to the editor: Don’t penalize collectors

The city should leave “junk collectors” alone. They are valuable entrepreneurs. It should help them, subsidize them instead of raising bureaucratic obstacles for them. Hearsay and innuendo should not be used against them. If “junk falls off the truck,” if their trucks are unsafe, if …

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A little respect, please Look, I’m old, but not so old I can’t decide what your fingers are shouting at me. The index finger is saying you’re number one. Yeah I get it. And your gnarly third finger is telling me what you think of …

Letters to the Editor

Animal compassion There seems some misconception that regional animal shelters (including Evanston’s) are sufficiently staffed and funded. Reality is that very limited volunteers through groups such as Community Animal Rescue Effort remain strained to the breaking point while juggling their own personal issues. Please consider …

Letters to the Editor

Aphasia awareness Northwestern University is launching a new intensive aphasia treatment program and, with June as National Aphasia Awareness Month, this summer is a perfect time to better understand this often unrecognized but all-too-common disorder. An acquired communication disorder that impairs a person’s ability to …

Closure finally comes for MIA soldier’s family

My brother, Cpt. George Duncan Macdonald, of Evanston, was from a family of eight brothers and one sister. Six of my brothers served in the military. George’s twin brother, Chris, joined the Air Force after he graduated from high school. George went to Ohio State …

Letters to the Editor Focus on city services

Members of the city government of Evanston should not mess with renewable energy. They should stick to what they were elected for: administering city services. They should not meddle in things they don’t know anything about. The employees of the power companies have been trained …

Letters to the Editor

Time to talk This letter was triggered by the recent communications from ETHS regarding the April 16 sexual assault investigation. I applaud the school for promptly notifying parents so we could be prepared to discuss the incident with our students. I am deeply troubled, however, …

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Help weed the woods Saturday, May 5, is the 21th annual Garlic Mustard Pull in Perkins Woods. We will be in the woods from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Garlic mustard is a chief competitor of the native grasses and wildflowers that bloom each spring. This …