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Broadcast Journalism 2.0
I met up this weekend with some former reporters from TV6--bright, young, enthusiastic people we had nurtured here in the U.P. who had then ventured out into the world in pursuit of more money, greater...
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Career Advice
Last week I talked to a college student who told me she wasn't sure what career path she'd be taking when she graduated in two years. She was an English major, so naturally I joked that she was...
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No news is good news
Youngstown, OhioWhen I was news director at WLUC in Marquette, we sometimes joked that we could lead our newscast with the "kicker" (the final story of the newscast--usually a cute story) and kick our...
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On the road
I've just returned from a 2000 mile road trip down south which provided me plenty of time to get a better perspective on our past and our future. We live in a confusing, fast-changing world; there's no...
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The Retirement Rookie
I'm now three months into retirement (you know, that thing that sad-assed, old farts do, but you, yourself, will never have to deal with because you'll be forever young) and I've learned a few...
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Road Trip Epiphanies
I've just returned from a three week, nearly 6000 mile road trip to California. Yep, driving all alone, our nation whizzing by me at 70 miles per hour.When I was younger, I hitchhiked cross-country a...
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Wintertime Pets
I can tell it's winter because our cat, Big Boy, sits forlornly by the window every day wondering when that white stuff is going to disappear outside so that he can resume his fierce, nighttime...
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A Cheesehead in the Making
I made the sacred pilgrimmage last Sunday to Lambeau Field, the land of the green and gold, the home of the cheesehead.I've lived in the Upper Peninsula for only about seven years but with remarkable...
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The digital devolution
I've been reading the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating book, fascinating character. He truly helped change the course of technology, even the world over the last 25 years--or as...
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Yooper Yoga
Dim the lights.Turn on the calming, New Agey music.Lie down on your one-inch-thick mattress pad.Breathe in, breathe out. Empty your mind of all thoughts.So far, so good for this Yooper who's recently...
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Health Tips for Old Farts
Something I've noticed as I get older: we're all looking for ways to fend off death and to enhance whatever time we have left on this planet.When you're young, you get by on three hours of sleep on a...
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Training for the Noque
I've lived in the Upper Peninsula for nearly eight years now, but I've yet to tackle the Noquemanon Ski Marathon.I bought a budget package of cross country ski gear a few years ago and I've managed to...
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Woodstock Revisited
I took a stroll down memory lane over the weekend. I attended a concert by a band whose music might have come out of the Sixties--a little bit folk, a little rock, some blues, mostly singer-songwriter...
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Hippies on a Big Boat
I just returned from a one week cruise in the Caribbean. You know--burning yourself to a crisp on the sun deck while imbibing umbrella drinks, visiting the buffet 18 hours a day while trying to fend...
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The Artist: A Review
Right off the top, let me make clear that I am not an official movie reviewer. I didn't attend film school, I haven't spent countless hours analyzing movies and the history of the medium, and I have...
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Machine over man
We have three televisions in our house, all fairly new, all flat-screen. Yessir, we're on technology's cutting edge. The only problem is, two of them don't work, or at least they don't work for us.The...
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Crime and punishment
I committed a theft last weekend. A flagrant, illegal theft. But first, Your Honor, before throwing myself on the mercy of the court, let me tell you the story behind the story.Okay, here goes: I went...
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Finnish fairy tale
When I semi-retired seven months ago, I resolved to get in better shape and go to the gym at least five days a week. Part of the gym routine-- actually the best part--was the sauna.Well, here I am...
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The New South
Let me tell you about some pizza I had a few days ago in Atlanta. You know, Atlanta, the capital of the old South with all its antebellum charm, savory fried chicken, collard greens, and iced tea so...
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Reluctant Snowbird
Earlier this month, I officially became an elderly snowbird for the first time in my life. I flapped my tired wings (actually drove my Honda) all the way down to Marco Island, on the Gulf Coast of...
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