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This morning, from Inquirer columnist/Marley & Me author John Grogan:
Like that soldier stepping off the plane into another life, I’m stepping out of one role and into another. Today is my last as an Inquirer staff columnist. I am hanging up column writing to concentrate full time on book projects. Publisher Brian Tierney and my editors want you to know that I was not a casualty of layoffs or cutbacks or any other fate. The decision was mine alone.
Okay, I’ll give this to Grogan: He stuck with the job he was better at. (And the one that made him more money.) But just when I was wondering who was going to tell us about AOL CDs 12 years late, this came over the transom:
Romenesko e-mailed Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Tom Ferrick after getting a report that Friday is his last day at the paper. His reply: “It’s true. I am leaving. After 30 years, I have achieved escape velocity. I am taking early retirement to — what’s that phrase they always use? — pursue other interests. But, I do have a contract to do columns in connection with the mayor’s race for at least 6 months, so my name and face will be appearing in the paper for a while, to the delight of some readers and the dismay of others.”
By the end of the day, the Inquirer might not have any columnists left at all. Somebody keep a watch on Monica Yant-Kinney!
Coming home - and moving on [Inquirer]
Inky columnist Ferrick takes early retirement [Romenesko]
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