I've received several calls from readers eager to thank us for publishing Scott Paulsen's weekly column. A couple of those calls came from women experienced in raising chickens - the subject of his second column.
Scott is a talented writer. I've been reading one of his books, "Cow Tipping." All of the pieces in that book were originally written for radio and were meant to be recited on air. As a result, the writing has a natural flow to it; you can hear his voice as you read.
I can guarantee that not all of our readers will like his column. In fact. I'm sure some will hate it, just as some readers despise Beth Dolinar, or Byron Smialek, or John Steigerwald.
We in the newspaper business are accustomed to being stuffy and condescending; you know, looking down at the rabble from our ivory tower. Paulsen's background is radio, where disc jockeys once competed to be the most juvenile and offensive. He retains some of his edginess. The easily offended are bound to bristle.
But we like to try new things here.
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I am enjoying Scott's columns, too - he's quite a wit. I'm sorry to see Byron Smialek's columns going to the inside, though - I enjoy his columns very much because they are about more than his personal life; he writes about people and interesting tidbits in our area. Where is Byron's column again? Which section? and when?
Byron's column is still running on the Local section front on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It's his Thursday column that has moved to the Sunday Sports section.
Scott's column is a welcome addition to our local pages. He's a talented writer, and I look forward to what he'll be bringing us in the weeks to come.
Im not a subscriber, but I buy every Sunday to read Steigerwald.
As an O-R employee, I get the paper every day, as you might imagine, but I also look forward to Steigerwald's Sunday column.
I would like to amend my previous comment about Scott Paulsen's Thursday column. I didn't give him enough praise. This week's column had me laughing out loud. More, please.
Personally I would have rather kept Byron's column where people expected to find it. It is a great commentary on one view point from the area, a fact sorely lacking at times in the O-R. (too much AP writing)
Sometimes a different viewpoint can be entertaining and enlightening, as well. Variety is the spice of life, so I hear.
I think you are confusing "variety" with "nutmeg."
-Ellipses
Mmmmmm. Nutmeg.
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