This is from a an op-ed piece published in the International Herald Tribune. I picked it up while in Budapest this summer, and did the clip-and-save. As we embark upon the 2009 football season and people are getting very excited, it is the perfect time to share with you this following paragraph:

"I feel sorry for today's reporters and columnists, who work hard gathering information dutifully trying to raise the debate on issues or inform the public on a burning topic only to have some agenda-driven bonehead who doesn't have the courage -- or need -- to identify himself or herself and isn't bound by the same ethics or policies tear down the work product the moment it appears."

Perfect. I hope every bonehead who doesn't have the courage to identify himself or herself gets the message. Accountability and responsibility are good qualities to have for yourself, and good qualities to teach your children.

Corona del Mar won the girls part of the CIF-Southern Section Commissioner's Cup, an award that goes to the best overall athletic programs in the entire 500-plus schools Southern Section for the 2008-09 school year.

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