I have an on-again, off-again, love-hate relationship with my former employer The Vindicator. I am loyal to the core to all the newspapers who ever hired me, as well as to all things Youngstown, but now that I’m just another reader of that paper, I find myself being – well, just like another reader […]
The Vindicator
Print vs Digital Cage Match. Film at 11.
I’ve been preparing myself for the upcoming death of print journalism by trying to bond with a TV news anchor (not easy now that Peter Jennings is dead), asking my son questions about his Kindle, and reading news online. It’s a struggle for a tactile freak such as myself. I’m a toucher. I like to […]
Esther Hamiltonization
Someone recently brought up the subject of Esther Hamilton, an old reporter for the Youngstown Vindicator. I am so glad. I was beginning to think that I dreamed her. But as it turns out, I think she was a real person. For Youngstowners of my generation, Esther was legendary. Kind of like King Arthur, […]
Jim Traficant and Somebody – Not Me
I’d like to be able to tell you that today, on this first day of freedom for former Congressman Jim Traficant, I have a chest full of war stories about Jimbo and me when I was a reporter in Youngstown. Some of my former colleagues, as well as my husband, have a boat load of […]
How I Met Their Father
It’s coming up on the anniversary of the first time I met my husband. He doesn’t think I remember it, since I’ve successfully portrayed myself as not at all sentimental about these kinds of things. But I remember it and I’d like to tell you the real story of how we met. My husband has […]
Brides of New York
Thanks to Vindicator reporter and my new Facebook friend Shelby Schroeder for pointing out that the New York Times has its wedding stories online now. This has made my day, my week and quite possibly my 2009. I foresee my future spent in front of the computer reading about rich New Yorkers marrying other rich […]