Lost in Suburbia classic column: In search of the stinky thing
Tracy Beckerman
“Ugh! What stinks?” asked my son, pinching his nose. “It smells like something died in here!”
I glared at him. I had spent the past 20 minutes looking in every nook and cranny in the kitchen to find the source of the stink. I had gotten a whiff of it when I came downstairs to make breakfast, confident that the dog had done something unmentionable. But there was no evidence of a doggy felony anywhere and there were no obvious culprits in the fridge or elsewhere, either. Whatever it was, it threatened to tarnish my spotless reputation as a domestic goddess extraordinaire. Yes, my house looked clean. But it smelled like a hot day in an Odor Eaters testing site. Not an appealing smell unless you have a foot fetish.
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New appointments in Kyle ushered in following conclusion of runoff election
A round of new appointments in Kyle has been executed following a postponement in early December. (Screenshot courtesy city of Kyle)
A round of new appointments in Kyle has been executed following a postponement in early December. (Screenshot courtesy city of Kyle)
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ROCKFORD After a 40-year news career spanning five states, Rockford Register Star Executive Editor Mark Baldwin will retire at the end of the month.
The Illinois native known throughout the community for his steadfast and compassionate leadership and commitment to solutions-based journalism made the announcement Tuesday.
The 2017 GateHouse Media Editor of the Year said the thing he will miss the most is the people.
“As things have gotten very challenging over the last 10 years, I always stayed with it because of the people,” Baldwin said. “News people have three things that I can’t think too many other workplaces would cherish as much they’re wicked smart, they’re funny and they’re passionate. They care deeply about the place where they are and the people and places they cover.”
It was February when a dozen or so people sat around a table in a conference room at the Erie Times-News and asked what the November 2019 merger of GateHouse Media and Gannett would mean for the newspaper and its readers.
My answer to the Reader Advisory Board then was the same as it is when I m asked that question now.
Our place in Gannett s USA Today Network means we ll have tools we ve never had in our 132 years as a local business and thousands of new co-workers eager to lend their expertise to our mission of serving the Erie community in ways we never could before.