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My friend, the desk guy that just died in Tupelo, worked there for three or four years, and told me numerous times that Tupelo was a great paper to work for. He loved it there.

I am so sad to hear this. Like all of his friends in the newspaper business, I had hoped that Greg would overcome his health problems, and that we'd have him for many more years. At the same time, I am so glad that I was able to work with him and knew him as well as I did. Greg was my sports...

Yes, Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River, which flows through Rabun County. I've been to Clayton (I stopped there to buy food at the Winn-Dixie on the way to hike the Appalachian Trail years ago), and you're definitely in a remote area. But quite scenic. And for the record, no locals...

Dallas is a great place to live. I lived there during part of my childhood and loved it. Some parts of Texas I wouldn't live in, but Dallas is great (it's just real big). And Dave Campbell's magazine is still very good. It really is a part of Texas football life. As for the gorgeous women from...

Excellent points, nafselon. I agree with all of them. Yes, our industry is in a time of transition, and newspaper management in general is struggling to adjust. Online is the media of the future, but while they're planning to make the adjustment, they still need to understand that the newspaper...

DixieHack & Leadfoot, you guys are funny! Suddenly old memories are coming back to me of you two, Greg and myself during our days working together in Valdosta. The money wasn't great, we had a Bill Lumbergh-like ME who didn't give a crap about sports and treated it like the VDT's red-headed...

So sad to hear about Big Greg. I worked with him for four years in Valdosta, and learned a whole lot from him. He remains a good friend of mine. He's a good man who worked his tail off in Valdosta (seven-day, 70-hour weeks were frequent for him, especially during our busiest times). I'm sure he...

Shotglass, that ESPN report you remember featured the team from Barrow, Alaska, which is at the far north end of Alaska (the opposite end of the state from Ketchikan). I loved that story, too! Barrow's team got a new artificial turf field donated to it this season. Working at any paper in Alaska...

Do not apply for this job! In my opinion, it would be a real mistake. I'm another person who has worked in sports at that paper, and I don't recommend going after the sports editor job. This is one of those jobs where they will work you to death (expect 60-plus hour work weeks during football...

They've had some good sportswriters come through Marietta, but it never seems like they stay very long. It's like there's a revolving door there. Sounds like it's a decent stepping stone job (I've seen several ex-Marietta guys end up at bigger papers), but I've never gotten the feeling it's a...

Will this temporary person be paid well enough to live above the poverty line? And does the Sentinel really treat its desk people like crap?

Great for Bud! He's a super guy. That whole staff was good guys, really. Kevin wouldn't be bad to work for. Brunswick is a good location, too. Not sure how the pay is (a sportswriter's pay is never great), but this looks like a good job to have.