TJR: Good Columnist, Good Guy

The Idaho Statesman in Boise and the paper’s readers said so long this weekend to long-time columnist/reporter Tim Woodward . As I get a little older, I tend to reflect more and more on such transitions and, as a result, I have a much greater appreciation of the value of guys like Tim to an institution, whether it be a newspaper or any other outfit. Woodward, a talented writer and a very good guy, is one of the very few links to Boise and Idaho journalism that dates to the same era when I started in the business. In 35 or 40 years in any business, you accumulate a big Rolodex and, if you’re smart and engaged, as Tim was and is, you rack up the kind of perspective and knowledge that only comes with time and experience/ Marc Johnson , The Johnson Report. More here.

• 5 ways not to choose a presidential candidate /Adam’s Blog
• James Arness introduced by John Wayne: ‘Gunsmoke’ /Dennis Mansfield
• Idaho State University vs. faculty: Tempest in a teapot? /Fort Boise
• Do students really come first? /MeandG, 43rd State Blues
• Turning water into energy … carefully /Laura Rozzell, ICL
• Project 55.4? Idaho’s gross state product increases in 2010 /Kevin Richert
• Clearwater Collaborative gets $3.5M for projects /Rocky Barker, Statesman

Question: Who is your favorite columnist of bygone days?