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Have you ever been in a newspaper story?

In last Sunday's Wenatchee World newspaper, there was an article about the high school College Mentor Program.

The article featured me and used this photo! Last June, I took three students I previously mentored for a hike on Icicle Gorge trail.

Since 2006, I have been a volunteer college mentor, helping first generation, low income students write essays for college and scholarship applications. It thrills me to send kids to college.

I teach students writing and organizational skills, and the importance of doing work before the deadline.

LiterateHiker 9 Aug 21
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Yes. My son and I were interviewed after the start of Bush II Iraqi war, when we painted a sheet with peace sign and No War. Got egged. Misquoted, on purpose, by the larger county paper. Wouldn't talk to them again. Got interviewed by a smaller town paper and the larger paper paid to reprint that one, too.

@Beowulfsfriend

With Citizens for Peace, we stood holding anti-war and peace signs at a busy intersection, during the lead up to the Iraq War.

"Fu-king traitors!" guys in trucks yelled, throwing beer cans and bottles at us.

@LiterateHiker i know. Now most of those idiots agree with what you were saying. I got more press by being a vet against the War, a stupid war.

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Yes. I was interviewed by Esquire Magazine and the interview appeared in the Nov. 2017 issue. Not a newspaper, but interviewed nonetheless.

@GuyKeith

Congratulations! What was the topic?

@LiterateHiker Opioid Crisis

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You are so freaking awesome!!! A picture of me was in the local paper when I was in the 3rd grade. The got my name wrong

@Helionoftroy

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words. I take myself for granted. Public service is my lifelong goal.

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You are to be commended. I admire you, I am proud of you and I congratulate you.
I won an engineering drawing contest when in college and made the front page in my hometown newspaper.

@jlynn37

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words.

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Yes, I regularly write articles for newspapers and various magazines.

@Grumpy

Good for you. For eight years, I wrote a column in Wenatchee Business Journal. The deadline came up fast!

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Yes. Radio, television, newspaper, and magazines.

@evidentialist

I've been on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines.

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Does TV count? I got on the news in San Francisco because I saw a guy fall to his death at SFO.

@slayerlam

Of course TV counts. I've been on TV and radio. Over the years, featured in newspapers and magazines for my community service.

The first time I was on TV, I got hives and had to wear a turtleneck in July. I was only 22.

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Well done !

Yes for me, over the years quite a few, regarding my work with animals, and theatre/music stuff.

@evergreen

Thank you!

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If you want to prepare students for the future teach them how to shoot a gun and dress wild game.

@GusGrigas

Why do you say that? I will never own a gun and support strong gun control.

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I got quoted in the Chicago Tribune once by a reporter about machine politics in the City of Chicago circa 2004. My quote: “ I’m tired of the machine.” This one minute of my allotted fifteen-spent.

Ed Harris said it best in Glengarry Glen Ross.

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I've been in the Houston chronicle several times

Hope you are a famous healed artist soon

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I was in a few newspapers for high school baseball. Still have them here somewhere.

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I wrote an Op-Ed to the college paper against the idea of invading Iraq prior to us going in. Disabled vet, 6 yrs in the Marine Corps, so not like I'm a liberal or anti-military, just my time in Somalia woke me up to what war was about...and that wasn't even a war! Of course post 9-11, you couldn't reason or argue with people...even on a college campus, the need to deepen the Bush family oil pockets was just too important - oh...and and getting rid of Saddam who masterminded the 9-11 attack with his WMDs, yea, yea...that too. The war fever was like a religion at that time...and unfortunately not much has changed.

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Many times. Radio and tv interviews too. Now adays i do little that is noticable

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Not bragging here, but in the late seventies I was featured on a CBS network show called "The Body Human". Shockingly, I qualified. That got me into several local and regional newspapers. Despite all that publicity, nobody ever showed up to sign me to a movie contract and my dreams of taking the Paul Newman role in the "Exodus" remake were shattered. My wife at the time (Long gone) said I should expect more like Alfred E Newman roles. I settled for Randy Newman and dabbled in song writing, but without much talent. Phyllis Newman was never really an option.

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Yes

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I was featured in a couple of them as a kid because of a rare birth defect. Looking back and reading them now, I actually find them to be rather offensive.

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I was my sophomore year of high school. I placed third in the state on a Latin Derivatives exam.
I'm pretty sure I was in the paper when I was in an MVA the day before my 18th birthday. I was ejected from the car.
My birth announcement.
That's all I can think of.

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My ex wife and I, along with our twins was featured in a medical cannabis article. In addition we were interviewed several time by various tv station for the same reason.

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Lots of times local, national and international. I specialize in sexuality and aging and there aren’t many of us in the field. It lost its novelty when I realized how much time interviews took away from paid work.

UUNJ Level 8 Aug 21, 2018
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I was written about while I was at the World trade Center Clean-up. Front page and they got my name right, a first. Made it several times when i was chairman of the chamber of commerce! It really only matters to Mom and Dad and maybe a few of your friends.

BillF Level 7 Aug 21, 2018
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No that I know... but I was the lone witness of an incident outside a San Juan Disco Club. An argument between a female reporter and a former Governor of Puerto Rico that was that night with his mistress in the club. Because I was under the effect of mescaline or LSD, I deposited not much stock in the memory but did told a couple friends next day. 2 days later was in the newspapers and the TV news. I will never forget because I almost got hit by his limmo when his bodyguards wisked him out of the situation. The governor's phrase most remembered on my mind "you can take a picture of me kissing the american flag while you kiss my ass". Was exactly quoted in the story. CIRCA 1978. No youtube, no selfie, no video, just that deluded, vivid memory for me to take to the grave. And all my friends cared about was the mistress... a beautiful and famous PR singer and their Secret was Safe with me.

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yeah but thankfully all the leads led nowhere

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I was "Little Miss (insert small town name here)" when I was 5. I made the front page, photo and all!

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I was in a local Omaha television segment about coworking a few years ago.

Ohub Level 7 Aug 21, 2018
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