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Opening Arguments

I'm famous among those who know me

If there are so many ways to be famous in such small niches, maybe Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame" should be reduced to a minute or two. On the other hand, if you want to nominate me and make me a little bit famous, I wouldn't mind. One of the people in the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame is someone I once worked with. He used to boast that, when letters to the editor started slowing down, he would write a fake letter and publish it -- "all stray dogs should just be shot" was one of his favorites -- just to get readers worked up and writing again. "Fame" doesn't mean worth or quality. It just means "made his mark."

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