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These Web sites might be of interest to column and commentary writers. Visitors are also encouraged to add to our resources.

  • Art Buchwald -- The Washington Post
    This is a direct link to his most recent columns. If you have difficulty connecting, you may wish to try http://search.washingtonpost.com and search the site for his name.

  • Dave Barry -- Miami Herald
    This is a direct link to his latest columns.

  • Journal-Bulletin Writing Program
    Read published articles by columnists as well as their comments on their craft. The soft back collection, How I Wrote the Story, is available for purchase on this Web site.

  • Mencken, H.L.-- Creative Quotations
    The best aspect of this site are the links to search engines set for H. L. Mencken. A very efficient way to read more and learn more about Mencken.

  • The Mencken Society
    The Mencken Society home page includes a sampling of his works and a review by Walter Lippman of Mencken’s Notes on Democracy.

  • National Columnists Group
    Read the works of contemporary columnists in this on-line syndicate for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Use of the columns by editors is encouraged, but follow the rules. Students can read many fine examples of developed voices and types of columns.

  • Washington Post Columnists
    Feast weekly on a wide range of columns from over 15 Washington Post columnists.


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