Tag Archives: Daily Herald

Daily Herald Posts My Essay In Praise of Vin Scully

RIP, Vin Scully. Six years ago, when the legendary broadcaster retired after an unparalleled 67-year run as the Los Angeles Dodgers radio voice, I wrote an essay paying tribute to his extraordinary career. At the time, I zoomed in on Scully’s remarkable restraint, and succinct eloquence, during Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run for the Los […]

After a Fraught 4th, a Plea for Leaders to Make a Free Throw

The horrific Fourth of July violence in Highland Park has surely had an impact on all of us, and for some it is particularly personal and difficult. After 30 minutes of trying to write on Monday afternoon, I thought I might have to throw in the towel on stringing together enough coherent thoughts for a […]

Elmhurst man organizes relief for rural Tennessee county ravaged by tornado

Atop the front page of today’s Daily Herald is my story on a grateful–and giving–Elmhurst man, Butch Navarro. He was spared by a tornado that ripped through a small Tennessee community a week ago. In response, he is spearheading fundraising efforts for people there. As of late Friday afternoon, that gesture had spurred on more […]

White Sox Coverage Rekindles Long-Dormant Sportswriting Passion

If you’d told me a month ago that I’d be covering a couple of the White Sox-Red Sox games at Guaranteed Rate Field, I’d have responded, “Yeah…and Leury Garcia will command one of the headlines with a walk-off home run.” Yet, there it is (below), my September 13th story in the Daily Herald on the […]

Trump: A Reflection & Indictment of Our Times

A few weeks ago, a funny thought occurred to me: maybe President Trump is the perfect leader for our times. Now, don’t get me wrong–I don’t mean funny in the “ha-ha” sense, since the closest Trump’s administration can be linked to humor is that it has been one protracted punch line in an utterly, outrageously cosmic […]

Inside Edge helps spread the word about a Nicaraguan teen in need

Working on behalf of Plunkett & Associates, a leading Chicago strategic communications company, Inside Edge founder Matt Baron helped generate extensive media coverage of efforts by Scheck & Siress, the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) and Healing the Children to help 16-year-old Luis Torres of Nicaragua.