Pardon the college sports reference, but after 26 years in various roles (reporter, White House correspondent, columnist, office nuisance) and in various places (Mongolia, Uruguay, Afghanistan, Cleveland) for this fine newspaper, I am entering the transfer portal.
Like most college athletes who enter the transfer portal (which means they’re looking for a new place to play), I’m grateful to my soon-to-be-former home and look forward to whatever’s next, which is unknown.
The marketplace will decide whether this is retirement.
Why am I leaving? Let’s call it voluntary with an asterisk. I’ve had a great situation here at the paper, left free to write however I wanted about whatever I wanted. That’s far more than any journalist should expect. I know that.