Randy Blaser

Randy Blaser was a community journalist for nearly 30 years, including 22 years as an editor for Pioneer Press. He has won numerous journalism awards …

• Time marches on as Newsweek fades to digital

  Back in college, my roommate once penned a clever verse of satire: “Newsweek folds, but Time marches on.” We had a good laugh late at night making fun of a college literary magazine full of esoteric drivel. I thought of that night and those words …Read More

• Boomer factions just can’t get along

  As we approach Election Day, never in my lifetime has politics been so polarized. The two sides — left vs. right, Democrat vs. Republican, liberal vs. conservative — seem to hate each other and do all they can to provoke, demean and demagogue each other.

• Schools must go from Industrial Age to Information Age

  I read last week that schools are considering requiring more nonfiction reading in English and language arts class. I know some sticklers for tradition will find this hard to believe, but I think that is a great idea, despite the fact that my degree is …Read More