Olio: Leaves from an Editor's Notebook

By their very nature, most newspaper columns and editorials are ephemeral. They are often written in haste to meet a deadline, and what excites interest today may elicit only yawns tomorrow or the next day.

This is especially true of community newspapers, whose focus is on matters of interest to a smaller, parochial readership.

This book is a collection of pieces that step outside that mold. The author's broad education (four degrees, including a Ph.D. and a J.D.) and wide range of work exper...