A half century of award-winning journalism, from best feature story of 1974 (Chicago Newspaper Guild) to more than half-a-dozen consecutive annual column and profile honors (Northern Illinois News Association).
1968 Democratic Convention: There’s a Riot Going On
This is a chapter from my memoir, called Remember Me, written about the relationship I had with my best friend. There’s a Riot Going On Returning from London in June
Review of Stephen King’s “11/22/63”
Evanston RoundTable, March 16, 2012 What is it about Kennedy assassination that continues to fascinate and haunt the national psyche? There was the shock of the event, the 9/11 of
Saturdays With Milton
Milton Preves was my viola teacher during the mid- to late 1990s. At some point during our relationship, realizing what a treasure he was to the international viola community, I
Hobi the Wonder Dog
Evanston RoundTable, August 3, 2011 Hobi, the Wonder Dog When Michelle Milne first met her Golden Retriever-Black Lab mix, in the spring of 2009, the furry black puppy jumped into
Northwestern’s Victor Yampolsky: A Life As Exciting As the Music
Evanston RoundTable, March 1, 2012 The conductor gives a sharp downbeat, and the orchestra of 60 responds as one, flooding the practice room at Northwestern’s Pick-Staiger Hall with a richness
‘Red Tails’: A Story That ‘Needed To Be Told’
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 12, 2012 The back story of “Red Tails” is almost as interesting as the movie itself. For some time George Lucas, creator of some of the biggest