Osler's Razor

One of the great joys of my life is that I get to live in Minnesota and still keep connected to my friends in Waco. One way I have been able to do that is by writing regularly for the Waco Tribune Herald as part of their Board of Contributors. 

The reason I get to do that is because of a great editor and writer named Bill Whitaker. He is unfailingly gracious about my work, and has made it better with his editing. 

And he is a great writer. The paper has gotten smaller and the staff has shrunk in the last several years, as has happened across the country. But the quality of the writing has remained high because of veteran journalists like Tommy Witherspoon and Bill Whitaker. 

One of Bill's great gifts has been to offer opinions without mean edges or bitterness-- something that is far too rare these days.

He retired this past Sunday and wrote a wonderful column to reflect on his tenure and comment on this moment in our national history. (It includes a classic insult directed at me by a reader). You can, and should, read it here.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 1:00 AM