Last Updated: August 13, 1999
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An American Editor
Birthyear: 1950
Hometown: Riverton, Wyo.
Marital status: Married 22 years to Kate Duignan
Children: Sarah, 17, Cody, 13
Self-portrait: Treat people with respect, aim high, try to keep
a sense of humor.
Newsroom motto: Work hard, live without fear, inspire greater
civic involvement.
Inspiration: Recently, the Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball team slaying
the dragons in NCAA tournament.
Greatest feat: Coaching my son's AAU basketball team to a 500
record.
Bad habit: Always 10 minutes late.
Pet peeve: Writers and copy editors who have forgotten difference
between "to lay" and "to lie."
Luxury defined: Room with a view at Many Glaciers Lodge in Glacier
National Park.
Most dangerous story: Covering the violent white supremacist
hate groups.
Best story: Covering the violent white supremacist hate groups
and giving the readers opportunities to constructively challenge racism
in our region.
Best interview and why: Robin Lee Graham, youngest boy to sail
alone around the world. His heroics were an inspiration, but his life atop
a mountainreminded us that great feats don't reap happiness. That takes
work and faith every day.
Most admired editor: Don Gormley, former managing editor, The
Chicago Daily News and the man who hired me in Spokane.
Most admired writer: Stephen Ambrose, author of "Undaunted Courage."
Favorite publication: The Atlantic Monthly
Favorite comic: "Zits"
Favorite columnist: Tad Bartimus
Best part of job: Helping the newspaper play a role in strengthening
the communities we serve.
Worst part of job: Coping with critics of the newspaper who misunderstand
what we do and why.
Vacation spot: Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho
Books at bedside: "Built To Last: Successful Habits fo Visionary
Companies," by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras, "The Sparrow," by
Mary Doria Russell
Last words: He loved his family and cared about his newspaper.
