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'A very fine man': Tracing the Burlington roots of Sterling Lord, literary agent extraordinaire
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSterling Lord was many things to many people — hero to a select few struggling writers and scourge...
SCHEER: On writing columns and valuing readers
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 17—Columns can be tricky things. It's a high honor — among the most prestigious in journalism — to be given space for one even once per week. It can be a drag when the ideas don't come ...
TLH 200: First installment of our history maker list spotlights those who built communities
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Tallahasseans who built the places and institutions where later generations would play, shop,...
‘The Last Honest Man’: Book on Idaho Senator Frank Church is a profile in courage | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThere was a time when the U.S. Senate was known for its towering intellects and the courageous...
Remembering William Friedkin: ’70s Maverick’s Death Defying Tales Making ‘The French Connection,’...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEDITOR’S NOTE: William Friedkin’s passing is a gutting experience for anyone lucky enough to have...
H.L. Mencken was America's greatest journalist. Should he be canceled? | Matters of Fact
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoH.L. Mencken was funny, outrageous, prophetic. He was also a racist. And he also fought racism. To...
Chart Rewind: In 1964, Louis Armstrong Halted Beatlemania Atop the Hot 100
Billboard via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago“Hello, Dolly!” hit No. 1, stopping 14 weeks of The Beatles atop the chart. Said Armstrong, “It’s...
Who Is David Berkowitz, The 'Son Of Sam'?
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDavid Berkowitz terrorized New York in the mid-1970s with a spree of senseless violence that only became more frightening once he was caught, and...
Off the Shelf: Paying homage to Sterling Lord
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring the month of November, the Burlington Public Library pays homage to this literary great with our own Sterling Lord Readers and Writers Festival...
The Collapse of the News Industry Is Taking Its Soul Down With It
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWounded and limping, doubting its own future, American journalism seems to be losing a quality that carried it through a century and a half of trials: its swagger. Swagger is the conformity-killing ...
