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Running, reading and grit led me to journalism
In a memoir voice the author recalls a high school track coach who believed in him, a pivotal English teacher who said read, and a Kansas junior college path that sharpened grammar. He credits mentors with shaping his trajectory from underprepared student to journalist, now preparing for a 40th high school reunion.
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University of Oklahoma
Gary Lower
U.S. Grant High School
Oklahoma City
Lower
Coach Lower
Butler County Community College
Kansas
OEC
Colorado