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Riders raised money on September 17 for OTR’s mission to provide accessible housing in northern Illinois. P18
Jacob Levy’s alert play lifts New Trier in win at Conant. P30
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2017 Annual Special Speaker Series TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26 10:00 a.m.
Air of Distinction
Honor Flight connects war veterans to past, present ... and each other BY DONALD LIEBENSON DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
Award-Winning Psychologist and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intellegence
DR. MARC BRACKETT
“Educating the Whole Child: A Community Conversation on Emotional Intelligence”
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larence “Gene” Myers, 76, does not talk about his service in Vietnam, not to an interviewer, not to his family, not even to the other friends and fellow veterans with whom he golfs. “We mostly talk about golf and family,” he says with a laugh. On October 6, Meyers will be among 22 WWII, Korean and Vietnam War vets traveling to Washington D.C. courtesy of Lake County Honor Flight. The all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization raises funds that make these trips possible. In the nation’s capital, the veterans will be escorted and feted over the course of their three-day visit to see Continued on PG 10 Retired Marine Capt. Clarence “Gene” Myers at his home on September 16, 2017. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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