Author Archives: Deadline Artists

John Avlon and Errol Louis Discuss Deadline Artists – American Morning CNN

John Avlon and Errol Louis talk about the present heated political climate. They also touch on their new book Deadline Artists which collects the best newspaper columnists into one anthology.

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September 22nd, 2011 – Deadline Artists at Central Library, KC

Deadline Artists editor John Avlon visited the Central Library in Kansas City on September 22nd, 2011. During his appearance, he discussed many of the columns included in the book and shared his views on the future of American newspapers and … Continue reading →

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Steve Lopez – Man of the Streets, in Three Suites – Los Angeles Times – 12/4/05

First Suite: The Apartment He’s a lucky man, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. At least in some ways. Despite the imagined voices and daily flutter of scattered thoughts, he has a burning passion. For him, the city is an orchestra, a labyrinth … Continue reading →

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Chris Rose – Open Letter to America – The New Orleans Times Picayune – 2005

DEAR America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We’re South Louisiana. We have arrived on your doorstep on short notice and we apologize for that, but we never were much for waiting around for invitations. We’re not much on formalities … Continue reading →

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Marjorie Williams – The Halloween of My Dreams – Washington Post – 11/3/04

I was the one who insisted on the body glitter. Normally, you understand, I am a mother who pulls her daughter’s shirt down and tucks it into her waistband every morning to keep her from showing her navel to the … Continue reading →

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Leonard Pitts Jr. – We’ll Go Forward From This Moment – Miami Herald – 9/11/01

It’s my job to have something to say. They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry – Pithy into the Wind – Miami Herald – 3/29/87

The burgeoning Iran-contra scandal is truly an issue about which we, as a nation, need to concern ourselves, because (Secret Note To Readers: Not really! The hell with the Iran-contra affair! Let it burgeon! I’m just trying to win a … Continue reading →

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Molly Ivins – A Short Story about the Vietnam War Memorial – Dallas Times Herald – 11/30/82

SHE had known, ever since she first read about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, that she would go there someday. Sometime she would be in Washington and would go and see his name and leave again. So silly, all that fuss … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Breslin – It’s an Honor – New York Herald Tribune – November 1963

Clifton Pollard was pretty sure he was going to be working on Sunday, so when he woke up at 9 a.m., in his three-room apartment on Corcoran Street, he put on khaki overalls before going into the kitchen for breakfast. … Continue reading →

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Mike Royko – Daley Embodied Chicago – Chicago Sun Times – 12/21/76

If a man ever reflected a city, it was Richard J. Daley of Chicago. In some ways, he was this town at its best—strong, hard-driving, working feverishly, pushing, building, driven by ambitions so big they seemed Texas-boastful. In other ways, … Continue reading →

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