Stories of Life, Humor and Everyday Miracles
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“i know from my 50 years in newspaper publishing that mike levine was one of the best and most respected community newspaper editors in america.” — jim ottaway jr., retired chairman of ottaway newspapers inc.
“one of the joys of knowing mike were his unexpected email messages. i’d be thinking of something and he’d be thinking the same thing. he saw the world as a storehouse of important story ideas. he could see and feel those ideas. i could see that the record was a place where the best work is encouraged and recognized and rewarded. and that was a reflection of mike.” — roy peter clark, vice president of the poynter institute for media studies
“mike was the ultimate newspaper guy, from his looks to his speech to his unwavering ambition to stick up for the little guy. every newspaper should be so lucky to have a mike levine writing and editing for it. his passion for newspapers and the good that could come out of them was unmatched.” — jeff cohen, former editor of the houston chronicle and former editor of the albany times union
“when you first met mike, you thought of a feisty boxer. you expected him to stand up for what he believed in. he brought with him an enthusiasm and love for our business and he loved great writing. he didn’t think the size of a newspaper kept you from good watchdog journalism. and good people gravitated toward him because he was genuine.” — gregory favre, former president of the american society of newspaper editors, former vice president of mcclatchy company and former editor of the sacramento bee
“for me, his contribution to the craft was his unrelenting cheering of people like me who see things differently, who move a little faster and who can let their batteries run down. he would jump-start us. he was the kind of guy who was always there for you. man, the guy was so vital. he seemed like the kind of guy who was in the right place to help people. and he did.” — ellen foley, former editor of the wisconsin journal
Three days a week for more than 20 years, Mike Levine wrote newspaper columns that stood up for the little guy, celebrated the lives of everyday people and shined a light on the darkness of corrupt and inept public servants. This book represents a distillation of some of the best of those columns.
Many knew Mike as a columnist for the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., and later as executive editor of the newspaper. In life, Mike was a short guy, but in the world of journalism, he was a giant.
His columns were filled with stories of parenthood and family and of living in the Hudson Valley. He wrote about his work as an editor and columnist and served as a watchdog that challenged the arrogance of the powerful and held them accountable.
Equal parts preacher, mentor, comic and salesman, Mike sometimes talked about Tikkun olam, Hebrew for "repair of the world," a concept that speaks to an aspiration to behave and act constructively and beneficially for the rest of the world. His work embraced that principle.
Mike died in 2007 at the age of 54. He left this world too soon, but the legacy he left behind lives on in the hearts of many. This book is a tribute to that legacy. For more information, please see www.mikelevinebook.com. Christopher Mele is a veteran newsman who, growing up in the Bronx, knew at the age of 11 that he wanted to cover the news. Over more than three decades, he's worked in newsrooms in New York and Pennsylvania and is currently a senior staff editor and weekend editor on the Express Team at The New York Times.
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword xiii
Chapter One: Stories of How We Live 1
Chapter Two: Humorous Columns 53
Chapter Three: On Being a Columnist and Editor 95
Chapter Four: Mike as Watchdog 107
Chapter Five: Parenthood 147
Chapter Six: Life in the Hudson Valley 171
Chapter Seven: Grace, Gratitude and Connections Greater Than Ourselves 207
Afterword 237
About the Author 241
About the Editor 243
About Team Mike 243
About the Publisher 245