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Commentary: Waving allows us to connect in a simple, feel-good way

A person waves out their car window in Evanston, Illinois on Jan. 18, 2021.

Not long ago, I moved from a tiny town to a small city of about 8,000 people in central Illinois to be closer to the action. You know: band concerts, ice cream socials, veterans’ sandwich sales in the park and even a professional summer theater festival, as well as a mayor who personally waters the huge flower-bedecked urns along Main Street. (Talk about good

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