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What a "true war story" is really about

What a “true war story” is really about

We love hearing from Storyboard readers. A message from one, in response to last week’s pieces, inspired this U.S. Memorial Day post — something of a thoughtful holiday bonus. Among…
May 27, 2019
Jacqui Banaszynski
Newsroom Ode #10: A loyalist's last lament

Newsroom Ode #10: A loyalist’s last lament

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the tenth and last in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled…
March 11, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #9: Echoes from an empty desk

Newsroom Ode #9: Echoes from an empty desk

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ninth and penultimate in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from a different first-person perspective. Together they create the…
March 4, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #8: Podium pontifications

Newsroom Ode #8: Podium pontifications

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the eighth in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from a different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative…
February 25, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #7: Desperation calls the consultant

Newsroom Ode #7: Desperation calls the consultant

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of…
February 18, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #6: Sitting pretty at the top

Newsroom Ode #6: Sitting pretty at the top

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of…
February 11, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #5: Pity the poor publisher

Newsroom Ode #5: Pity the poor publisher

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fIfth in a series of Monday odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of…
February 2, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #4: Don't shoot the photographer

Newsroom Ode #4: Don’t shoot the photographer

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of a…
January 28, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #3: The last desk of defense

Newsroom Ode #3: The last desk of defense

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a series of odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of a…
January 21, 2019
Don Nelson
Newsroom Ode #2: Making story hay whether the sun shines or not

Newsroom Ode #2: Making story hay whether the sun shines or not

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a series of odes that chronicle the legacy newsroom. Each is written from different first-person perspective. Together they create the mumbled narrative of a…
January 14, 2019
Don Nelson