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Editor's Desk: Newsroom veterans leave fond memories behind Eric Smith Joe Gross Bob Gill Mary Felter Fran Jaques

I remember a summer day more than 20 years ago when I spotted Joe Gross and Eric Smith - two longtime friends who would eventually share 30 years at The Capital - walking down Main Street in Annapolis.

That they had lunch together that day was not uncommon. But, even for the odd couple, it seemed a bit odd to see them standing over a manhole cover near the entrance to the Hillman garage.

Eric was lowering himself through the manhole as Joe stood guard. I couldn't imagine what on earth would draw Eric into a city sewer. Was he researching a column about what filth lurks beneath the city streets? Was he rescuing a duckling in distress?

"I lost my ring," Eric explained after I walked across the ...

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