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Notebook: The cost of television
Submitted by Bill Smith on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 10:48 amIn the debate over taxpayer funding for the Evanston Community Media Center, defenders of the status quo have argued that citizens will be denied the opportunity to make television if the funding is cut.
'Eds & Meds' and Evanston
Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, August 21, 2009, at 7:49 amI ran across a Brookings Institution study today that seems relevant to debates about Evanston's future.
Do non-profits give enough?
Submitted by Bill Smith on Monday, July 20, 2009, at 7:50 amEvanston Inventure issued a report last week detailing the role non-profit organizations play in the city's economy.
'Announce' your news
Submitted by Bill Smith on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 10:09 amWe've added a new content category to Evanston Now this week.
Scratch the cat ban
Submitted by Bill Smith on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10:18 amEvanston's new aldermen have a chance to strike a blow for common sense by rejecting the staff-proposed ordinance that would ban residents from having more than four cats.
Do we suffer from 'Obsessive housing disorder'?
Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, May 8, 2009, at 10:14 amA provocative new article from a conservative-leaning think tank could provide interesting reading for Evanstonians concerned about housing issues.
Boards should reduce meeting conflicts
Submitted by Bill Smith on Monday, May 4, 2009, at 9:46 amAs Evanston's City Council and two school boards seat new members this month, they have a chance to do the public a simple favor.
New look for Evanston Now
Submitted by Bill Smith on Monday, April 27, 2009, at 10:24 amWe've unveiled a new look for Evanston Now to start the week.
Who deserves your vote?
Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, March 27, 2009, at 8:30 amEvanstonians have already begun casting ballots in early voting for the municipal election, and we'll all have to make up our minds by election day April 7, or leave our voices unheard.
'Tradition' carries high cost
Submitted by Bill Smith on Monday, December 22, 2008, at 8:27 pmPop Quiz: Is $29 greater than $5?
To hear some Evanston political candidates talk, you'd think it's not.
A chicken in every yard?
Submitted by Bill Smith on Friday, December 19, 2008, at 8:06 amHere's an issue Evanston locavores could jump on.
New tax for branch libraries?
Submitted by Bill Smith on Monday, November 24, 2008, at 10:34 am
It's time for a new approach to the perennial debate over Evanston's branch libraries.
City in rush to throw money at Microsoft
Submitted by Bill Smith on Sunday, July 27, 2008, at 12:38 pmEvanston city staff will ask aldermen Monday to approve spending nearly $200,000 over the next three years for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office computer software.
Hahn doesn't merit city tax subsidy
Submitted by Bill Smith on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 4:33 pmTower talk in Evanston has died down recently, with the Fountain Square project tabled until the Plan Commission acts on the larger downtown plan.
Fear mongering about density
Submitted by Bill Smith on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 4:00 pmThe president of the Central Street Neighbors Association tried to stir up the fears of his density-phobic neighbors last week by setting up a straw-man list of high population-density communities he figured they wouldn't like.










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