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Learning the Ropes in the Newsroom
You may recall in the previous blog that I got a part-time job working at the Elmira Star-Gazette while a student at Manfield. (You...
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Feb 6, 20253 min read


Wonderful Job I walked in to.
The Star-Gazette was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly Elmira Gazette in 1828 and...
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Feb 5, 20255 min read


Dodgers Are Better...Are the Phillies?
The Dodgers just added a 102 mph fastball to their six-man rotation, three of whom don't have birthright citizenship: Shohei Ohtani,...
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Feb 5, 20252 min read


A Job Offer I Couldn’t Resist.
The Star-Gazette was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly Elmira Gazette in 1828 and...
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Jan 26, 20254 min read


Are the Phillies Broke?
Max Kepler is surely a bargain basement move. Is Phillies managing partner John Middleton out of money, or is Dombrowski playing hide and...
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Jan 26, 20253 min read


Is Bergman an Improvement Over Baum?
Free agent third base man Alex Bergman. Two years ago, the Phillies outfield was questionable. Brandon Marsh couldn't hit lefties....
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Jan 18, 20252 min read


E-biking in the City (Video)
Going Downtown on an e-bike.
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Jan 17, 20251 min read


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Jan 17, 20250 min read


How I Got Started in Writing (2)
Al Mallette was Sports Editor for the Elmira Star Gazette for 40 years. You may recall in the previous blog that I got a part-time...
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Jan 17, 20253 min read


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Jan 16, 20250 min read


Letter to President Trump
This letter was mailed January second at the South Philadelphia post office mailbox therefore it will be postmarked January 1. My Name...
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Jan 12, 20253 min read


How I Got Started in Writing (1)
You may recallIn 1972, Denise and I were married on August 19, and two days later, we were in Mansfield to settle in a house on Pickle...
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Jan 11, 20254 min read


The Phillies Like Miller Better
In criminal cases, motive establishes the “why,” as in why the defendant did what he did. Even when the evidence is circumstantial —...
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Jan 11, 20253 min read


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Jan 11, 20250 min read


Phillies Shopping in Bargain Basement
When I was a child, just before the holidays, my mother used to take me shopping in downtown Philadelphia. We'd walk down the hill to...
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Jan 3, 20254 min read
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