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Article: IVINS LONG ON STYLE, SHORT ON PRETENSE.(Editorial)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- February 2, 2007
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Byline: KENNETH F. BUNTING ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
A one-of-a-kind talent with an equally unique personality, Molly Ivins had a Texas-sized presence that showed oodles of style but was totally devoid of pretense.
I was among the lucky ones who got to know her well. But I was a huge fan long before I met her or imagined we'd ever work together. For journalists and writers who learned their craft in 1970s Texas, Ivins was someone to emulate decades before she became a best-selling author, widely syndicated columnist and frequent guest pundit on public affairs and comedy television shows.
Although our acquaintance predates it by years and my ...