Category Archives: community

A real person answered the phone

Posted on July 11, 2016 by jyourist

Today we began the process of leaving Bank of America, and put-ting our money in a local bank. Yes, there are a few community banks left. Of course, there is no guarantee it won’t eventually be gobbled up by hungry corporate … Continue reading →

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Not a trace left

Posted on July 13, 2015 by jyourist

I was in a cleaning frenzy today— reorganizing and scrubbing the back porch, ending up with about 5 bags of recyclables and a couple of bags for donation. JB and I even tackled half of the kitchen cupboards finally getting rid of … Continue reading →

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Community functioning at its very best

Posted on January 19, 2014 by jyourist

Last night we attended a fund-raiser for the displaced workers at the three businesses that burned down in Evanston, one of which our son IB worked at as a bartender (see “Two paintings were saved”). The Evanston business community came … Continue reading →

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