Alex Taylor published this column to the Gainesville Times on Tuesday, December 1st, 1987. I am always amazed — many times startled — when historical articles ring true of that often-repeated diatribe, “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” Such is the case when I reviewed the second half of my father’s column…… Continue reading ALEX TAYLOR’S TUESDAY – DC’s Race Track, and Old Fake News
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
A Donkey’s Tale, and How to Read Journalists
This week, Prof. Alex Taylor ventures into ancient lie detecting and the word-craft of journalism. The straight news is hardly straight. (Alex Taylor’s Crime and History column appeared in Gainesville Georgia’s Times from 1987 to 1992. He was also a regular contributor for numerous outdoors and public interest articles, including ghost writing for select local…… Continue reading A Donkey’s Tale, and How to Read Journalists
Brash, Young Journalist was a Crusader
**Incredibly pleased to republish my father’s crime and history column which first appeared in the Gainesville Georgia Times in the Fall of 1987. Many thanks to Shannon Casas, Editor in Chief at The Times.** Brief Bio: E. Alexander Taylor, faced with being drafted by the military, hitchhiked along with a cousin and a buddy of…… Continue reading Brash, Young Journalist was a Crusader