I was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it came time to post it, a fellow journalist died. Tim Russert, NBC’s beloved anchor of “Meet the Press,” died of a heart attack at his Washington bureau. He was 58. I know his death got a lot of air time through all of the media outlets, to the point some people even complained. But it didn't bother me. I felt a silent bond with him, actually. I didn't know Tim Russert personally, but was...
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