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An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Year Lester Inbinder
bought Wilmette
Jewelers, Page 16
From the Editor
Getting back into the sports beat
Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
My career began
nearly two
decades ago in
the world of sportswriting.
At a daily newspaper
in Upstate New York, I
covered everything from
high school football to
world-class thoroughbred
horse racing. For
six years, I cranked out
endless copy highlighted
by, among other things,
Kentucky Derby races, interviews
with personalties
letters
From Page 32
like Dean Smith and O.J.
Simpson, of all people,
and travels around the
country chasing stories,
always with a local spin.
While writing about
professional and collegiate
teams and personalities
was always in the mix, the
bread and butter of our
coverage was high school
varsity sports. No matter
the sideline, I was there.
Among the highlights
was the high school basketball
state tournament
in Glens Falls, N.Y. The
games were held at the
former Glens Falls Civic
Center, now Cool Insuring
Arena, for nearly 40
years. Local sportswriters
all circled the dates of the
tournament on their calenders
months in advance.
I saw some really good
players in those days.
Fast-forward to the
to bring a member of the
other party to join. Representative
Schakowsky has
long been a strong advocate
for the environment.
In joining this group, she
has demonstrated her resolve
in addressing climate
change, one of the most
crucial issues of our time.
It is encouraging that
members of Congress and
former Treasury Secretaries
and Secretaries of
State (of both parties) continue
work on solving this
significant economic and
national security issue.
While the plans may differ
slightly, the bipartisan
work is pointing toward
proposals that would significantly
reduce carbon
using a market-correcting
approach, be revenue neutral,
and level the playing
field with carbon polluting
nations. Decreased policy
uncertainty and the reduced
need for increasing carbon
regulation would also be
beneficial to business.
Climate change is impacting
us now. Presently,
we have standing waters
issues in Wilmette that require
significant and costly
infrastructure to mitigate.
Climate change is likely to
exacerbate that issue. The
impacts of climate change
are nonpartisan and we can
work together to solve this
important issue. (Just as
President Reagan worked
with Congress to reduce
acid rain pollutants.) It is
in all of our interests.
I support the bipartisan
approach that our Representative
Jan Schakowsky
and Rep. Upton have taken
to find solutions. If you
present. I don’t get out
to games as often these
days, but The Beacon has
a wonderful sports editor,
Michael Wojtychiw, that
does. With that, I did make
it to the Loyola Academy
versus Evanston girls basketball
regional title game
last week at Lane Tech.
You can read my story on
Page 47 of this edition.
I was a little rusty at
first, missing a few baskets
while reading through my
notes, but like riding a
bike, it all came back to
me. This is an exciting
time in the local sports
world as the winter season
transitions into spring.
Before that happens, we
still have some schools and
individuals competing in
the postseason. We’ve got
it all covered. Who knows,
you might even see my
byline again at some point.
wish to learn more, or get
involved in solving this issue,
you can join the local
chapter of Citizens’ Climate
Lobby, a nonpartisan,
volunteer-driven organization
focused on national
climate policy solutions.
Drew Riedl
Wilmette resident
Poet’s Corner
When Winter
Comes, Can
Spring Be
Far Behind?
When facing the early
dark,
The penetrating cold,
The slippery sidewalks,
The layers needed for
warmth—
It helps to remember
spring:
The season of awakening
When the dormant buds
Become pregnant with
promise.
Some will burst into flowers,
Some will uncurl as
leaves—
Slowly at first the scene
will change
From brown to red, green,
gold
As we peel off the layers
And rejoice in the warmth
of the sun
That has also been waiting
To smile on the earth
again.
Marlene Arbetter
Mitchel
Wilmette resident
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