Monthly Archives: March 2010

Duncan Haimerl Passes

This sad news from Dan Haar: Friends, I’m sorry to have to report that Duncan Haimerl passed away yesterday at a rehabilitation facility in Kent after suffering a heart attack. As most of you know, Duncan was recovering from cancer surgery. Duncan’s wife, Nancy, takes solace in the fact that Duncan’s mind and sense of [...]

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Reunion No April Fool’s Joke

As the news business continues its devolution (or whatever you wanna call it) and the definition of a journalist continues to mutate (bear in mind the evolutionary value of genetic mutations), please know that nothing has changed about our fondness and respect for those who once made The Hartford Courant such a respected journalistic institution. To [...]

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All Journalists Can Do

I hesitate to call this an “analysis,” since it relies on virtually no research, but this blogger has a particularly contemporary and mainstream (or perhaps common) outlook toward newspapers. His subject of choice is the New York Yankees, and, accordingly, he has more than a casual interest in how Newsday (a former Tribune paper) operates. [...]

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Fortunes From Misfortune

Isn’t it always the way that the fortunes of some grow from the misfortunes of others? Does that make it right that lawyers drain off nearly a quarter of Tribune’s cash flow while processing the company’s bankruptcy?

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