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A Tribute to Journalism Misteaks — er, Mistakes: Why They Suck, Why They’re Inevitable and Why You’ve Just Gotta Weather the Storm

by gordie | Oct 21, 2023 | Journalism

Some 40 years after the fact, I can still remember the substance of the note, if not the exact wording. It was written out on paper – no email or online reader comments then – and came from Ron Lauretti, whose son Scott was a Carlisle High School football player....

Bill Fisher (RIP) Race-Walked Through Life, Leaving Blurry Snapshots in his Wake

by gordie | Nov 23, 2021 | Journalism

The amusement park was somewhere in Florida. Orlando would be a good guess, because that’s where all the state’s amusement parks are, right? At any rate, that’s where I captured a snapshot years ago of Bill Fisher, then the sports editor of the Lancaster Sunday News...
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