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Home » Oscar Pistorius

Tag: Oscar Pistorius

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Evenhanded bias—a hard skill to master

by Michael Miner March 4, 2014August 18, 2021

Covering the Pistorius trial, the New York Daily News doesn’t try very hard to play it straight.

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What difference does it make why Oscar Pistorius shot her?

by Michael Miner February 21, 2013August 19, 2021

Deep thinking about Oscar Pistorius and South Africa

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Reflections of an Olympics junkie

by Mick Dumke August 10, 2012August 19, 2021

Highlights, lowlights, and other scattered thoughts on the 2012 summer games

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Earth to Morrissey: sit back, relax, and try to appreciate the Olympics

by Kevin Warwick August 8, 2012August 19, 2021

How I would try to convince Morrissey to enjoy the Olympics, from the peculiar nooks to the grand spectacle of it all

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Did you even read the column you wrote?

by Michael Miner July 28, 2008August 19, 2021

Mary Mitchell and Carol Slezak should have reread their own columns before publishing them.

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The Drew Peterson story the Sun-Times wished into being

by Michael Miner July 24, 2008August 19, 2021

The Drew Peterson story the Sun-Times wishes into being.

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