This column appeared in the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. Thank you to Ed O’Neill, Ralph Roberts and Rich Coppola for sharing memories of their friend, John Rorick. Before […]
Jack Wollitz: One last cast for The Vindicator
Fishing columnist Jack Wollitz’s final column from the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. “One last cast.”It’s the declaration of every angler whose head says it’s time to go home, […]
Andy Hake: We’ve lost a lot with Vindy’s closing
Western Reserve head football coach Andy Hake’s guest column from the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. This area loves sports. It always has. It’s one of the most wonderful […]
John Bassetti: Newspaper’s demise sad, but memories remain
This is the final column by retired sportswriter and correspondent John Bassetti in the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. Fresh from a night’s stay in the hospital with five […]
Greg Gulas: Perazich had major role in writing career
This is correspondent Greg Gulas’ final column from the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. As a newspaper carrier during my formative years to the times when I would tote […]
Brian Dzenis: Youngstown became home
This is the last column by sportswriter Brian Dzenis, from the Aug. 31, 2019 final edition of The Vindicator. This was the only job that felt like home.I wrote for six different […]
Tom Williams: What an amazing journey
Note: This was sportswriter Tom Williams’ final column from the Saturday, Aug. 31 final edition of The Vindicator. 39-11-28 — my final stat line as an employee of The Vindicator.For 39 years, […]
Ed Puskas: Great opportunity in great sports town
Note: This is my final column in the final edition of The Vindicator, published on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019: “You know it’s really a shame when you’ve got to let go of […]
Blogging and looking to the future
So this is what unemployment looks like. This is all new to me at 52. I’ve worked in a newsroom setting since October of 1985, when I first walked through the front […]