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Remembering Mr. Arnelle
He taught us about the content of a person’s character. Perhaps that is the most profound lesson a kid can learn. Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 23, 2022 Learning to respect and
Magic bus
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 10, 2022 I was intrigued by Nancy E. Anderson’s recent column in which she describes her fixation with Instagram’s “Cheap Old Houses” and fantasizes about buying one
Hang on
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 26, 2022 The Earth spins at 1,000 miles an hour. That’s more than 16 miles a minute, 1,400 feet a second. Like Superman, faster than a speeding
Irwin Weil on the Russian classics, Putin and Shostakovich
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 12, 2022 Reading ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ in college changed his life Irwin Weil is still going strong at 93, and when asked by admirers how he has
State of the States
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 29, 2021 Think you know your U.S. geography? Current on your cities? Confident of your counties? Up to speed on your states? Well, maybe. In the spirit
My so-called journalism career
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 10, 2021 I am thrilled and privileged to write and edit for the RoundTable. My odyssey with the newspaper began some 15 years ago when I approached
What we know about Evanston
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 23, 2021 I had to admit, I chuckled when I read this hometown dig by the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay in a recent column: “What do
Last year’s essential workers are still essential
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 22, 2021 In what already seems like a lifetime ago but was actually spring of 2020, signs started popping up on Evanston lawns like May dandelions encouraging
A.I. ate my homework
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 1, 2021 The bots are coming. And not just over the horizon, people, but right now, right here, in your computer and smart phone. And they’re coming