In my last post, I mentioned the strong quality of columns written by Sarah Overstreet of the Springfield News-Leader. Ms. Overstreet is just one of a strong group of columnists at that newspaper. That group will be minus one after today.
News-Leader Editorial Page Editor Robert Leger is leaving the newspaper after a quarter of a century to take a position with the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. His final column is in today's newspaper.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Leger last year when he arranged for me to participate in a panel discussion on blogging at a Society of Professional Journalists conference. We exchanged some e-meals while preparing for the conference, then I talked with for a few moments that day. It is always nice to be able to place a face and a voice with columnists when you read their work.
Good luck to Mr. Leger at the Republic. Fortunately, in this internet age, if he continues to write a column for that newspaper, his southwest Missouri readers will be able to continue enjoying his work.
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