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Gone away

I was out of town for the entire day – 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. – to help judge the Iowa Newspaper Association contest. Not in Iowa; it was done in East Lansing. We were returning the favor after they judged our papers over the summer. It’s hard work.

  • In the Hudson: Here’s a lengthy account of the airliner that crash-landed in the Hudson River. This is from the inquiry that followed. Everything you might want to know about what’s called an engineering miracle. And here’s the leading quote:

    Sumwalt said, “I want to bottle your mind-set, and make sure that everybody is drinking from that same bottle.”

  • For the birds: and for you. A few bird photographs like you’ve never before scene.
  • For the birds: And for you – bird photos like you’ve never seen before. Here’s Andrew Zuckerman’s collection.
  • Some of the best: Paste Magazine presents a collection of bests, such as The 50 Best Albums of the Decade, The 50 Best Movies of the Decade, The 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade, etc. Maybe you’ll agree.
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