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Newspaper Columnists That I Miss

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October 28, 2024, 09:50 PM
mr kablammo
Newspaper Columnists That I Miss
Been decades since I read the Sunday editorial page of any newspaper but I have a nostalgiac feeling for these columnists.

Art Buchwald
Erma Bombeck
Russell Baker
Mike Royko
William F. Buckley
James Kilpatrick

Who do you miss?


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October 29, 2024, 09:15 AM
sig operator
Lewis Grizzard
October 29, 2024, 09:49 AM
jhe888
Man, those columnists have been gone a while. But they were good ones.

I am that age, too.




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October 29, 2024, 09:54 AM
PASig
Would Colonel David Hackworth count?


October 29, 2024, 01:38 PM
Green Highlander
Charles Krauthammer
Christopher Hitchens


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October 29, 2024, 02:39 PM
sjtill
William Safire
Abe Rosenthal
Jack Anderson
Charles Krauthammer
Thomas Sowell
Walter Williams


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October 29, 2024, 09:58 PM
2000Z-71
P.J. O'Rourke




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October 30, 2024, 01:52 AM
scot818
quote:
Originally posted by sig operator:
Lewis Grizzard



He was the reason I started reading the front section of the newspaper when I was in high school.
October 30, 2024, 04:09 PM
Sig Vicious
Jack Anderson


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October 30, 2024, 05:42 PM
k5blazer
quote:
Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
P.J. O'Rourke


Good one!
October 30, 2024, 08:39 PM
Valpo Fz
Mike Royko
Gordon Johnson


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YAT-YAS
October 30, 2024, 11:10 PM
CoolRich59
Don Feder
Charley Reese

and most of all
Linda Bowles


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October 31, 2024, 08:41 AM
Glynn863
These guys were local to my area, but did occasionally get state and national mentions / coverage:

Mark Montiel (former judge) - Radio host, but also occasional columnist. Keen insights on legal matters, and especially tough on crime and corruption, especially in politics.

Don Markwell - Radio host. He knew all the "dirty little secrets" of Alabama politicians and didn't hold back. Known in the local radio market as "The Don".

Art Parker - Newspaper editor / columnist in a independent local paper. He exposed a disturbing connection between high school sports and an athletic association, that for all purposes, had no legal right to impose fines and other punishments. A true investigative journalist.
October 31, 2024, 09:18 AM
joel9507
Dave Barry
October 31, 2024, 10:00 AM
wingfoot
Definitely Lewis Grizzard. I remember my mom would send me clippings of his articles and sent me a book of his when I was in the Marines. I still have the book she sent me 40 years ago.


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November 03, 2024, 04:43 PM
egregore
quote:
Originally posted by joel9507:
Dave Barry
Confused He's still living, age 77. Did he retire?
November 03, 2024, 07:23 PM
Appliance Brad
Mike Royko
Bob Talbert
Nickie McWhirter
Susan Watson
Lew Grizzard
P.J. O'Rourke


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November 04, 2024, 05:00 AM
Alyron
quote:
quote:
Originally posted by joel9507:
Dave Barry
He's still living, age 77. Did he retire?
Don't know if still writing for the paper but is still putting out great books
November 04, 2024, 07:22 AM
TomV
Herb Caen - San Francisco Chronicle
November 04, 2024, 07:54 AM
joel9507
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
Confused He's still living, age 77. Did he retire?

OP didn't imply they had to be dead, just that you missed their columns. AFAIK he no longer has a column. Yep. Per Wikipedia.
quote:
David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005.

Back in the days I took a paper newspaper, his column was a joy. I'm glad he's still around, hope he keeps going. Smile