Columns and Columnists

Finding someone to chase 100 miles of windmills with (The Monterey County Herald)

11 May 2008

A s if running 100 miles wasn't hard enough, athletes worry about becoming lost in the wilderness, being bitten by a rattlesnake or attacked by a mountain lion, suffering accidents due to sleep deprivation at night, or succumbing to any number of medical conditions that can cause an untimely end to

Sawyer Column (Herald & Review)

11 May 2008

The subject of blogs and newspapers has been a hot topic, both inside the Herald & Review and in other media, over the last several days. It all started with a Bob Costas-hosted special on HBO in which journalist and author Buzz Bissinger went off on blogs, specifically Mattoon native Will Leitch who is the founder of the sports blog, Deadspin.com . In a total meltdown, Bissinger used a string ...

The Lawrence Bubble (The Lawrentian)

11 May 2008

The Lawrence bubble is a phenomenon most Lawrentians past and present are familiar with. Recently there seems to be another sort of Lawrentian bubble.