Jude 2

Yep, in addition to my video reports for the News-Leader, I was offered the opportunity to write a story and couldn't pass it up...here it is! Tell me what you all think!

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 8806140370

Very nicely written, Chris, and your voice comes across very well on the video also Besides all that, it was a great story!

Nice Job Chris! I can now say, "I knew you before you famous!"

Good job and great story. More of us should do the same.

Very nice and you do have a good voice for news reports.

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the feedback...I can't tell you how overjoyed I was to be able to write this story. The kid was wise beyond his years and his family was great. Invited us into their house and everything.

It would have been the Saturday centerpiece, but the floods yesterday took my spot (grrrr) and four whole pages. (We got 6 inches of rain yesterday and it rendered Springfield inoperable.)

Right now I'm sitting in the press box at a Springfield Cardinals AA baseball game, and Mark Mulder is pitching on an injury rehab assignment

Great job Chris. I think that I have gotten to know you well enough over the last couple of years reading your post to know that this story was very personal too you. Keep up the good work.


TW

Thanks T-Dub. You're most certainly right that it was a very personal story to me.

Our editorial staff also wrote a piece on our Voices section about it that can be found at http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 6/OPINIONS

Looks great Chris.