Lester Munson, Jr.
Lester Munson, Jr. Editor's Note: I first met Lester Munson in fall 1964 as we entered the Class of 1967 at the University of Chicago Law School. Fast friends ever since, his vast knowledge and expertise as a sportswriter [...]
The Full 80th Birthday Party Program
The Full 80th Birthday Party Program Click here to see the party pictures Editor's Note: Thanks to my cousins Tony Bowe and Charley Bowe, and their wives Nancy Bowe and June Bowe, I [...]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot at EeroQ Quantum Hardware
On September 15, 2022, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took time off from her campaign for a second term as Mayor. She left City Hall in the Loop to travel to Humboldt Park, a neighborhood on the city's West Side. A lawyer by training not noted for her scientific interests, she joined a crowd uniquely devoted to exploring the hidden secrets of next new thing, quantum computing.
Bernardine Dohrn
Bernardine Dohrn Editor's Note: Bernardine Dohrn's remarks were made on April 29, 2022, at the first of two dinners associated with the University of Chicago Law School's Class of 1967's 55th Reunion. Following a few bad puns on [...]
The Low Density University and Lessons from Britannica for the Digital Age
The Low Density University and Lessons from Britannica for the Digital Age Editor's Note: Following publication of my exchange in Inside Higher Ed with Joshua Kim, Dartmouth College's Director of Online Programs, on the challenges facing higher education today, [...]
MGB (1903-18): Deal, Tacks and Sisters
Editor's Note: With financial help from Richard Gwinn, Jr. and his sister, Mary Cornelia Gwinn, a house at 58 Sydney Avenue in Deal, New Jersey was purchased and run by their mother as a rooming house. This becomes my mother's summer home.
MGB (1901-02): The Early Years before Deal
Editor's Note: In this clip, Tony Bowe asks about my mother's childhood. When her mother, Agnes Roche Gwinn dies giving birth to her in 1901, I explain how my mother came to be largely raised by her father Richard Gwinn, Jr.'s mother, Elizabeth Agnes Burns Gwinn.
