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It’s a conspiracy! Things have gotten out of control. Remember when your mom said, “Wait till you get to be a parent and then you’ll know…”?
Well, I’ve sort of “guest edited” this paper several times in the past, first as part of an editorial board where King Schoenfeld did most of the details and followup, and more recently when our Real editor Katie Kurtz has gone on vacation or taken a few days of maternity leave.
Before was sort of baby sitting.
There were directions, lots of notes and lists and preliminary telephone calls made for me.
This time it’s different.
This time Katie had not been feeling well and called to say that her doctor wanted her to go into the hospital that day to see if they could get the infection and swelling in her face cleared up.
The good news is that Katie is recovering, and I hope will be at The Times benefit on February 27. Meanwhile, I’ve discovered instant motherhood.
The projected delivery-to-your-doorstep date has been Saturday, February 6 all along.
At this point I have serious doubts about that.
There is still the typesetting, layout (my usual assignment), and getting to the printer.
Most of the copy is in, we’ve settled on a date and place for the benefit, and the calendar, though brief, is nearly together.
And Katie does this every month!
In her “spare time”!
Another person who contributes a lot of time and ideas to The Times, not as a member of our staff, is Nancy Farmer.
As Director of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council, Nancy keeps us informed of its activities and much of what else is happening in the neighborhood.
The Council and this paper have much the same goals in keeping residents and property owners in the area aware of important—and sometimes trivial but interesting—events, to make this a better place to live and work.
So while we have always maintained our journalistic independence and seldom hesitated to criticize the Council if we think it merits it, we keep in touch.
This past week Nancy has had her hands full, or perhaps I should say her telephone lines hot, dealing with concerns about the shooting of Jeanine Balsamo as she was leaving Talayna’s on the night of Saturday, January 23. Beyond sympathy for the young woman’s family and friends, we are all uncertain about how to respond.
This was not a typical event.
There is no typical response.
From the newspaper standpoint, we all hope that the crime has been solved, that a good arrest has been made by the time you read this.
We actually want our news to be old.
If not, we urge anyone who may have any knowledge about the event to call the homicide division at 444-5371 or to call the Crime stoppers Hotline at 621-1999.
From a personal standpoint, I think it’s nice to know that Katie Kurtz and Nancy Farmer are around to lend help and strong shoulders. Thanks, Moms!
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February 1988.
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