Essays Lively and quick: An interview with Santa
The News & Observer, Dec. 25, 2005
Who was I to confront Santa Claus, one of the most beloved
figures in world history? I barely looked presentable enough
to sell gum in a Tulsa gas station.

Essays In clippings, a father sends his message
The News & Observer, June 20, 2004
The clippings arrive in a brown envelope, my name and
address written almost illegibly across the front. There
is no other writing, but I always know why he sent them.

Essays Not what governor had in mind
The News & Observer, Sept. 14, 2003
The architects of the California recall process
would never have imagined the cloud it would
cast over Progressive politics a century later.

Essays The Great Shoe-Leather Tour
The Poynter Institute, Feb. 20, 2003
During the interview, the editor asked me why I
came, and I told him I heard they had a dynamic
new editor. As it turns out, he was the old one.

Essays Commentary: A view from the Big Apple
The Aberdeen Daily World, Sept. 16, 2001
New York used to be the city that never sleeps.
Now it is the city that lies awake at night and wonders,
is my building next?