Monthly Archives: May 2012

Thank you for your service

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Jim

Being a veteran is trendy in New Mexico. When I wear my U.S. Navy Retired ballcap, people walk up to me on the street and thank me for my service. That surprises me every time because veterans of my generation … Continue reading →

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Getting in touch with my inner sailor

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Jim

Nearly all my 25-year career in the Navy, mostly in the reserves, was spent behind a desk. But just as every member of the Army and Marines is a rifleman at heart, every Navyman is a sailor. So it was … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to journalism?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Jim

It would be tempting to mourn the passing of the golden age of journalism. In the 1960s the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University initiated me into a quasi-priesthood of accuracy, fairness and balance. It was a reporters’ boot camp … Continue reading →

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