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Farewell Columns


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Farewell Column: Confessions of a former sports hater

"No matter what, I couldn’t really escape sports. Not with a father who coached basketball. Not with a family that has three TV screens in our basement to watch as many games as possible simultaneously. And definitely not at a university where sports were everywhere I turned."


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Farewell Column: A love letter to the City Desk

"My first print story is framed on my desk. I’ve read over it often, like when I was panicking about election coverage and needed to ground myself, when I was kicking myself for a bad day of reads or when I just needed a reminder of how far I’ve come."


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Farewell Column: I'm not quite sure

"At some point this past year, I entered the door code, walked up the loud metal stairs and opened the door and walked into the brick office. I said my fair share of hellos and strolled to the back table. I took my seat, I opened my laptop and I knew I was exactly where I needed to be."