The first column Rocket Man

The first column Rocket Man and I published under a joint byline essentially resulted from the invitation of Ron Clark, the long-time editor of the editorial page of the Pioneer Press, whom we had called to complain about the enormously successful, seemingly endless serialization of Barlett and Steele’s “America: What Went Wrong?” that was then running in the Pioneer Press. Over the past year Ron has been in a fight for his life against daunting odds. His riveting first person account of his illness reminds us of the loss of one of our best friends this year, who twice underwent the treatment protocol Ron describes, as well as of how much for which we have to be grateful: “This holiday season provides special reason for hope.”

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