'FISH WRAPPING' WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT MAX

From: Rocky Mountain News | Date: March 12, 2005| Author: Mary Winter | Copyright information

"Let's get this fish wrapper out!"

That was Max's favorite greeting. I can still hear him bellow it as he'd burst into the newsroom of the Mesa (Ariz.) Tribune, startling the new hires and launching the rest of us into strings of invectives.

Today, 25 years later, I confess I still think of Max's annoying battle cry when I'm stuck on a story. It moves me off the dime and puts me in the proper frame of mind: Newspapering is not brain surgery. Dig hard, write hard, move on.

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