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I remember the head of the local little league walking into the office in celebration. One of those long days was when the RF little league junior girls won the Central Region in South Bend and were the first RF team to advance to the World Series. I didn't know that, and it was an honest mistake. I wrote them down on the sheet, but technically I wasn't supposed to. I wasn't supposed to be paid for all of those hours of research and phone calls. I wasn't aware of it at the time, but when it was said and done it ended up being costly. I did so because this was a special edition.Īlong the way, I did something that I should not have done. Some days I would spend more than 12 hours in the office working on these stories. I spent countless hours editing and chopping both stories - which were around 75 inches when all was said and done.Ĭountless, countless hours. I spent countless hours putting the story together. I spent countless hours tracking down the whereabouts of the wrestlers. I spent countless hours on the microfilm machine looking for history for both stories. Our sports editor wanted this to be a masterpiece. I was also assigned to write about the origins of high school football in the area, and how the Gazette covered it. I chose 1985 Newman Wrestling, the team that won state. We each had to pick a great prep sports team and write about it. I still remember the sports staff meeting we had. That was also the summer of the Gazette's 150th Anniversary work. Because I was familiar with Rock Falls Softball and its little league success, I was tapped to coordinate all of that. At that time, covering state little league tournaments was a bold move - "opening a can of worms" was the phrase. During the summer I was assigned to cover most of the little league stuff. I was a part-time writer for Sauk Valley Media. I was on the path to the career that I always wanted. I need to go back to August of 2004 for a moment. The following is something that I rarely share. I can't help but think of why this has happened. The two worst moments of my journalism career came within a month from each other. You don't want to know what comes after that. If you try to take away my passion for high school sports, you therefore destroy what little social connections I have left. Most of the friends that I have are within the high school sports scene. High school sports is my only connection with the outside world. Because they feel that my advancement halts their own advancement.
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They know what I'm capable of, and are trying to do everything in their power to stop me. I'm starting to get the feeling that there are people that don't want me doing what I do. Self-destruction is something that certain people wish upon me. I am realizing that my arrogance is pushing me closer to self-destruction.