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    Talk about your unfortunate typos ...

    Had the word "tits," where it was supposed to say "its" in the first sentence of a story. Luckily, it was just a re-write of a press release and wasn't accompanied by my byline. The ME called me in the next day, and didn't know what to say - I think he thought it was funny.
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    Will pump pain kill journalism?

    I have always found it ridiculous that writers/reporters are required to spend any time in a newspaper office whatsoever. I know people who live in the town that they report on, but have to drive 20-30 miles to the office to write, then 20-30 miles back home. I think one way for newspapers to...
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    Olympic coverage

    Speaking of Olympic coverage, I've got a client who is a former gold medalist and will be in Beijing doing some reporting. If anybody's looking for a great "Where Are They Now?" story or looking for someone to comment on any of the many social/polotical issues brought up by these Olympics, email me.
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    Writing a book

    I know this has been posted in the past, but can anyone give me insight on the process of writing a book? A client of mine - a former Olympic athlete - has asked me to ghostwrite a book for her. She has a publisher that is interested, and we are in the process of figuring out how long it would...
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    Dining in Pittsburgh

    Thanks for everyboy's help. Plenty of good options.
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    Dining in Pittsburgh

    Anybody out there know of any good steakhouses in the Pittsburgh area? Need to find a place to schmooze some high-end golf clients around the time of the U.S. Open next month.
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