The Post

Farewell to the Cincinnati Post, the city's afternoon newspaper which today prints its final edition.

My grandfather, Eddie Halloran, worked his entire career for the paper, starting as a streetcorner newspaper boy for the Times-Star (he often stood at Plum and Fifth, I believe, back in the days when there literally were boys running around saying 'extra extra!'). The paper was later purchased by the Post, and Grandpa Eddie became the legendary assistant city editor of the Post, where he remained for many, many years before retiring in 1977. He died in 1987.

From what I understand, Eddie was the heart and soul of the city desk, and he was as brutal on rookie reporters, constantly forcing them to defend their reports and clean up their writing.

I'm sure some of that made me whom I am today, too, if maybe only indirectly.

Although sad, I suppose the Post's demise was inevitable in this era of the Internet, instant messaging, cable TV, etc.

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