Editor's Notebook

I’m naturally curious and one of the reasons I decided on a newspaper career was the opportunities the work provided to feed my curiosity. Over the years I have been privileged to get a close up view of many things.

For example, once when the natural gas pipeline company serving Superior was replacing a section of the line, the foreman invited me to observe the procedure.

In preparation he provided me with the procedure manual that described the work to be done. I read the manual and reported to the job site at the designated time.

When I arrived , I was asked if I had read the manual. After r...