Monthly Archives: April 2014

Rural journalism

I’m a rural journalist. Meaning I’ve spent my professional career to date as a journalist at local papers that serve communities of less than 20,000 people, often called “hyperlocal” news reporting. In an odd sort of way, I’ve had a … Continue reading

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Yom ha’shoah

Yom ha’shoah began on Sunday at sundown, according to the Jewish custom of measuring a day from sunset to sunset. So it ended sundown Monday. The Hebrew word Shoah refers to the Holocaust and literally means something like “catastrophe.” The … Continue reading

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New job, new home

I am settling in in my new job in Cody, Wyoming, a town founded by Buffalo Bill himself, at a newspaper founded by the legendary showman. This is some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever lived in. I live … Continue reading

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Silent Cal and Harold Hardrede

I saw this poster on Facebook and I got to thinking, why don’t we know more about “Silent Cal”? By most historical accounts his administration was a good one, a time of peace and prosperity. So how come he’s almost … Continue reading

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