
06/02/2025
Reporters develop all sorts of connections with subjects, every hue of interaction. In a profession hard-wired to be dubious, it is not always easy to see the best in people. But sometimes we meet someone whose unique goodness stays with us. This is a homage to such a person.
My students have graduated and dispersed and I am kicking myself for sending them off without telling them about one of the most profound experiences that awaits them: that if they do their work right and remain open, they may well meet – loved ones aside – the best, most honorable, most generou...