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Stories About Fishing, the Devil Sparked Boy’s Passion for Journalism
Mike Padgett - Jan 14th, 2010
Jan. 14, 2010
PHOENIX, Ariz. – I fell in love with writing several U.S. presidents ago when I was in grade school. My passion was unleashed by word pictures so powerful, they became mileposts reminding me where the adventure began.
I remember reading an outdoor magazine’s story about a fishing guide on the Great Lakes. [...]
Inauguration 2009: Mingling in a party of 1.8 million
Mike Padgett - Jan 21st, 2009
Jan. 21, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, less than 24 hours after Barack Obama and Joseph Biden took their oaths as the President and Vice President, the rising sun over the nation’s capitol was a deep orange-red through the haze. Lacy ice covered ponds outside my hotel in Alexandria, Va., as well as parts of [...]
