PinnedThe news desert hits homeFor the last few years I have been preaching about the plight of journalism, banging the drum to sound the alarm for anyone who would…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Remembering Sept. 11–20 years laterMemory is a strange thing. Never blessed with a photographic memory, as I have gotten older, I realize what I do remember are bits and…Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
The inevitable and ignominious end of our longest warA country is rapidly falling apart and helicopters are evacuating the last Americans from the embassy.Aug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021
Phillies vax issues put focus on what athletes owe fansFor a few fleeting moments prior to Major League Baseball’s all star break, it all started to come together for my Phightin’ Phils.Jul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
Your local news source is dying. What are we going to do about it?Do I have your attention?Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
O’Brien’s departure feels like the end of an era for late night TVConan O’Brien bid farewell to late-night television this week (at least for the moment) and in many ways, it feels like the end of an era.Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
A good week for the old guysLike many with an interest in sports, I was captivated by a pair of feats that bracketed the week: Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship…May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
A line in the sandA lot of words ran through my head Wednesday as hooligans breached the Capitol: Sedition and insurrection among them. A few I won’t repeat…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Minor league contraction will have lasting impact on the future of the gameAs I get older, a lot of memories start to become “generic.” By that, I mean that I remember attending assemblies in elementary school…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
No longer new and hardly normalI spotted an article the other day where someone lamented the quickest way to shut down a discussion on the pandemic was to refer to “the…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020