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Jim RosicaOctober 27, 2016

Susan Ledford wasn’t an immediately recognizable name from the Tallahassee Democrat‘s newsroom. Unlike Gerald Ensley or Bill Cotterell, she didn’t ride on parade floats or get to be known by governors and lawmakers. But for nearly three decades, Ledford helped make the trains run on time, night after night. Ledford — who’s been a copy editor, page designer, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 30, 2015

The first e-mail I received from Gerald Ensley was in reply to one I had sent him. I wrote something complimentary about a column he wrote, and he wrote something back in compliment about my writing (around this time, circa 2007, I would write occasional letters to the editor or submit an occasional column to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 29, 2015

The first e-mail I received from Gerald Ensley was in reply to one I had sent him. I wrote something complimentary about a column he wrote, and he wrote something back in compliment about my writing (around this time, circa 2007, I would write occasional letters to the editor or submit an occasional column to […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 7, 2015

The Tallahassee Democrat flatly rejected the first op-ed I tried to publish in a newspaper. Twenty years later, the Democrat still dismisses me. As an FSU freshman, I submitted an unwieldy piece about college life. It was rejected, but I applied to be a “community columnist.” Then-editorial page editor Mary Ann Lindley let me down […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2015

The first op-ed I attempted to have published in a newspaper was flatly rejected by the Tallahassee Democrat. Twenty years later, the Democrat is still dismissing me. As a freshman at Florida State University, I submitted an unwieldy, egocentric portrait of college life at FSU. The Democrat‘s editorial page editor at the time was Mary Ann Lindley. After I applied to […]

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Peter Schorsch: If I owned the Tallahassee Democrat — the “Gerald Ensley proves my point” edition

If I owned the Tallahassee Democrat — the “Gerald Ensley proves my point” edition