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Tom Pantera

Tom Pantera
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Birthday
December 22
Title
Managing editor
Company
Extra Media, Inc.
Bio
Middle-aged, divorced, liberal; nearly 30 years as a newspaper reporter. Pretty much a walking stereotype. By the way, many will deny it but people in Fargo do talk just like in the movie.

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December 23, 2010 11:39AM
“John, you continue to amaze; a man who so often makes me laugh helplessly also can make me think; I'm a bit of a Christmas curmudgeon myself, but not i…”
About: Scrooge Was Right about Christmas
December 21, 2010 09:49PM
“Well told! I know you had great material to work with there, but your ability to put the reader in that 10-year-old boy's skin is tremendous. If I was…”
About: Defender of the Faith
December 14, 2010 02:27PM
“Beautifully and honestly written. I'm considerably older than you, and have had more experience with the death of friends and other folks' pain -- not a…”
About: The Curse of the Class of '96
December 14, 2010 02:10PM
“Do you keep the goose grease next to the bed just for the pretty virgins, or is there another use?”
About: Christmas Like Dickens
December 13, 2010 05:44PM
“I don't know which mental image haunts me more: Mel Torme roasting his chestnuts or the whole back-door Santa thing (at least you didn't make the chea…”
About: The Christmas Entertainment Quiz
November 05, 2010 04:15PM
“Excellent post. I hate to sound wimpy here, but contemptible as Beck is -- and he's very contemptible -- we on the other side really have to keep from f…”
About: Glenn Beck Misses the Point of "It's A Wonderful Life."
October 22, 2010 12:36PM
“As a reporter, I've had my share of encounters with the famous and have generally found them to be very pleasant people (Kris Kristofferson was a peach…”
About: How Not to Impress Famous People
October 14, 2010 01:43PM
“I'm a little upset you didn't mention the biggest find of all: "Ode on a Man from Nantucket."”
About: New Wordsworth Poems Discovered!
August 11, 2010 01:04PM
“THAT is an absolutely incredible piece of writing. The writer part of me is green with envy, the father part of me is touched and the middle-aged man…”
About: red rhinoceros eraser
May 19, 2010 01:44PM
“Algis, that could be, for you, the very definition of a mixed blessing.”
About: Living -- and working -- with fear
May 07, 2010 10:08AM
“Walter, those are things I hope to study. I suspect the difference is a combination of exactly those and other factors. I know that convergence is pr…”
About: Making progress
May 05, 2010 04:36PM
“Sorry about that; puter problems, apparently.”
About: From "Oh F#*k I'm 40" to "Oh Fabulous, I'm Turning 41!"
May 05, 2010 04:34PM
“As a member of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation, I had a much harder time turning 30 than I did turning 40. By the time I hit 40…”
About: From "Oh F#*k I'm 40" to "Oh Fabulous, I'm Turning 41!"
May 05, 2010 04:34PM
“As a member of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation, I had a much harder time turning 30 than I did turning 40. By the time I hit 40…”
About: From "Oh F#*k I'm 40" to "Oh Fabulous, I'm Turning 41!"
May 05, 2010 04:34PM
“As a member of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation, I had a much harder time turning 30 than I did turning 40. By the time I hit 40…”
About: From "Oh F#*k I'm 40" to "Oh Fabulous, I'm Turning 41!"
April 13, 2010 12:20AM
“Congrats! That one's gonna break some hearts some day! Gorgeous! Unfortunate ly, you're gonna have to wait a while before getting her that UND jumper, u…”
About: Hooray, Hooray I'm a Grandpa Again Today!
April 12, 2010 03:29PM
“I am SOOOOOOO upset. I thought he was only doing me the huge favor of his company.”
About: Advice for the Spammers of Open Salon
April 09, 2010 03:15PM
“I rarely reply to posts here, as many of you know, but I think Malusinka raises a valid point. My response is this: Tiger Woods and people like him ben…”
About: Time to put away the myths
March 17, 2010 02:54PM
“Thanks much for the tips, and especially for the encouragement. If you hear a scream of animal anguish coming from the northern part of the U.S. in a…”
About: Yes, I’m a numerophobic
February 18, 2010 12:55PM
“I think what's needed is a new paradigm for "objectivity." The problem is, there's a whole industry of people who have learned how to use th…”
About: Can the news really be objective? An Atlanta editor says no
February 08, 2010 12:46PM
“A person I was watching it with commented that instead of "teenage wasteland" it should've been "senior wasteland."”
About: The Who halftime show -- A generational analysis
December 17, 2009 11:38AM
“This is precisely why I want to go back to grad school so I can teach full-time. There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE the feeling you get teaching someone w…”
About: You are the reason I teach
December 16, 2009 02:04PM
“Wistfully and beautifully written. Your last line is perfect.”
About: Oral Roberts and Me
December 03, 2009 10:51AM
“You forgot to mention wood ticks. This reminds me why I haven't camped in years. What really flummoxes me is the idea of winter camping. I did it once…”
About: Why I Hate Camping: A Glossary
November 27, 2009 11:36PM
“Thank you all again so much. Can't tell you how much your kindness means.”
About: Just an update
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