I don't belong on a list with Plaschke and Albom, but Fred certainly changed the arc of my life. I was working for the Anniston Star, which was...
Oh, how I hated civil procedure.
I'm sitting in my hotel room in Atlanta, just flatted stunned. And I'm not easily stunned by what's happening at newspapers these days. If you'd...
Does that sound like I'm whining? I'm really not whining. I'm just dutifully reporting in.
When I arrived at the Commercial Appeal a dozen years ago, my copy deadline was 11:30 p.m. and I could push it to midnight if necessary. Now the...
Karen was in Memphis a few years back for one of the Tyson fights. I gave her a lift at one point and, sure enough, a week later a thank you note...
Thanks for the kind words. For good or ill, I'm still writing. John Stamm and Randy Bruce will be doing the heavy lifting. Like any...
As an escaped lawyer, I feel reasonably passionate about this: Don't go to law school unless you know you want to practice law. The other stuff is...
Longtime listener, occasional poster. Gordo's the best, a wonderful fellow, a relentless reporter and an eloquent writer. Read his work for a...
Dear Jay, The problem isn't that I keep winning stuff, the problem is that you keep pointing it out. Besides, it's the same five columns entered...
As someone who has a law degree and a masters in journalism, I guess I'd ask: Why do you want both? Don't be fooled. Law school is for people who...
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