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The Beatles at Northwestern
Evanston RoundTable, April 9, 2025 The mop tops never played at Welsh-Ryan Arena or Dyche Stadium (as Ryan Field was known then). To my knowledge they never even visited our
The lesson of the soap dispenser
Evanston RoundTable, March 19, 2025 “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards,” said the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, and we know what he means. The
The world turned upside down
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 20, 2024 People didn’t notice at first. The steady tug of gravity has been with us so long — since the beginning of time, tens of billions
Turning 90, Jim Harper still shows his stuff on the pickleball court
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 6, 2025 As he embarks on his 10th decade, Jim Harper is still grateful he can get out on the McGaw YMCA pickleball court and have a
‘Somebody Somewhere’ turns out to be Evanston’s Hannah Bos
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 30, 2025 The co-creator and co-showrunner of the comedy drama, which last month completed a three-season run on HBO Max to rave reviews, is Hannah Bos, who
Expressing gratitude
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 23, 2024 One of the many wonderful features of the annual Thanksgiving holiday, in addition to the food and the company, is the opportunity to express our
Rx for health care access: Some initiatives that may help
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 21, 2024 Editor’s note: The first part of this series explored the supply-and-demand dynamics that help explain difficulty accessing doctors nationwide, and the concerns of local patients
The doctor can’t see you now: Is access to health care in crisis?
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 20, 2024 Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series. When health care consultant Michael Millenson phoned Endeavor Health last year to make a
How to process the Trump victory
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 6, 2024 Waking up this morning to read the election results provokes a number of thoughts. The first is the Chinese curse, so-called: May you live in