Welcome Back, Mitch

Mitch Albom returned today. He speaks of perspective in journalism and in life. He has had time to reflect on his judgment of a few weeks ago when he wrote the column that appeared in the Free Press on April 3, 2005. His initial apology column four days later seemed contrite and looking for excuses and sharing the blame. Today, with time and "perspective" he has come to the realization that it isn't fun being on the other side of criticism. As I stated in the Pretzel City Logic blog from April 10, 2005, I am an avid fan of Mitch Albom, and while I thought that it was careless of him to write the column without having actually witnessed the players being at the game, I didn't think that he should have been fired...if it proved to be an isolated occurrence. I think that it is a lesson that all columnists, journalists, and newspaper reporters can learn from. Mitch also needs to remember, as do all of us, that we are held to the standard for which we aspire and write about, such as his remarks about Jayson Blair. Sometimes we get a dose of reality and sometimes we get jolted back to reality. Welcome back, Mitch, to your column, to those who read your column, and to life after a lesson learned. I believe that Morrie, would have offered unconditional love and forgiveness and moved on. We can all learn from this.