Updated to add information on another winner. --- I first started going to the annual Winter Institute held by the North Carolina Press Association in around 1987. I recall it only because the contest rules for entering stories, photos, illustrations and other print newspaper goodies are basically the same now as they were then – … Continue reading Updated: A big night for N.C. journalists and some of my favorite people
Author: madisontdawg
Updated: You have meddled with the primal forces of nature Mr. Boeheim …
QUICK UPDATE: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tried to smooth over any ruffled feathers during a radio interview today but still believes his original statement about media markets. Roy Williams, on the other hand, seems to agree with me. The site could be just about anywhere because media is also everywhere. Read on. With all apologies … Continue reading Updated: You have meddled with the primal forces of nature Mr. Boeheim …
Spreading the word on #ElonDay
Today is Elon Day – my first as a staff member. It’s set aside as a 24-hour period to drum up support for the university. Students, current and past, are involved in a variety of activities -- on and off campus as are members of the faculty and staff. It’s a big fund-raising day but … Continue reading Spreading the word on #ElonDay
Don Bolden, the mild-mannered marathon man
Ask most people in Alamance County and they’d say Don Bolden is Burlington’s best example of the mild-mannered reporter. Quiet, unassuming, modest to a fault -- Don is every one of those things. He evolved into a mild-mannered editor, too, then made the transition to easy-going editor emeritus. He’s the quintessential nice guy who’s also … Continue reading Don Bolden, the mild-mannered marathon man
Book review: ‘The Undoing Project’
'The Undoing Project'; By Michael Lewis; W.W. Norton and Co.; 2017; 362 pages. Imagine the thought process of Michael Lewis, bestselling nonfiction author of several of the more analytical and interesting books of the past two decades, a body of work that includes "Moneyball," "The Blind Side," and "The Big Short." All three turned conventional … Continue reading Book review: ‘The Undoing Project’
Talking tacos at Tangent
The “lattice of coincidence” strikes again. Today as I scanned the Food page in the Burlington Times-News I noted a nugget tucked along the left-hand rail of the first page. It was a history question of sorts. What was the original cost of a taco at Taco Bell? 5 cents 10 cents 19 cents $1.50 … Continue reading Talking tacos at Tangent
Vision quest, Part I
"Engaging. Evolving. Indispensable." That description sounded pretty good. Very good in fact. It took us an hour or so to get there but as a vision statement for the future of the Alamance County Public Libraries it seemed like a nice beginning. That was one of the primary jobs given to the Alamance County Public … Continue reading Vision quest, Part I
Yes, braying jackasses say the darndest things. Shocking, I know
Coaches and players involved in sports listen to a lot of guff from fans. Well, guff is too mild a word. Let’s just call it what it is and be done with it. It’s crap is what it is. My dad had another word for it: Horseshit. There, I wrote it for public consumption – … Continue reading Yes, braying jackasses say the darndest things. Shocking, I know
A former editor photo bomb
Oops. That's the first thing I thought Wednesday morning when I got a first look at the Burlington Times-News print edition. There I was, the former executive editor on the front page and I wasn't in jail or anything. I wound up in a secondary photo on page A1 from the newspaper's coverage of the … Continue reading A former editor photo bomb
Bullying, burgers and politically rude BS: Some things never change
I thought my days of writing about Tim Sutton were over – and thankfully so. But as the oft-repeated line by Michael Corleone from the otherwise forgettable film “The Godfather III” goes: “Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in.” In fact, one of the best perks of leaving the newspaper business … Continue reading Bullying, burgers and politically rude BS: Some things never change
Madison's Avenue 