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Reporter’s article about 1918 pandemic on his Top 5 list of 2020 stories | The Daily Gazette
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I retired on June 24, concluding a full-time career in newspapers that started in 1978.
My byline has not been retired I still write an occasional story for The Daily Gazette and choose the vintage photos published Mondays in our Capital Region Scrapbook.
As the year ends, I have chosen my personal top five stories from my half-year on the job.
Here they are:
People around the Capital Region became acquainted with the words “pandemic” and “COVID-19” in mid-March.
One of the first virus-related stories I worked on was a look back at the 1957 virus outbreak, a disease scientists called the “Asian” flu, which eventually caused between 1 million and 2 million deaths across the world.
MacAdam: Closing the book on 2020 | The Daily Gazette
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Tiz the Law and assistant trainer Robin Smullen, with groom Juan Barajas, wait for their turn to get on the Saratoga main track for a gallop on Aug. 22.
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I’m still old-school enough that, for years, I’ve bought one of those spiral planner books to keep track of upcoming events, mostly for work, and write down story ideas.
My one small requirement is that it needs to have those little tabs so you can flip right to the month you want. It’s not big and fits neatly into my computer bag, but it is bigger than a cellphone.