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It Hurt, Really Hurt

Posted on October 12, 2008

I don't remember when it started but by the time I graduated from college with a degree in school newspaper, I very much wanted to work for The New York Times. A very close friend even made me a needlepoint with the words: New York Times or Bust! Amazingly enough, I made it to the Times, starting as a copy boy right after graduation and eventually earning promotion to reporter trainee and then full reporter. I've previously written on Switchboard about my adventures covering a famous garbage barge for the Times and will undoubtedly draw back on other memories in the future.So that's why it re...

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