"Never look for the story in the 'lede.'……" — William Safire

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• Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction… — Adrienne Clarkson
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• I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name's not there, I eat breakfast. — George Burns
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• He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of… — Robertson Davies

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