Comments on: Of intellectual leadership and good luck (July 2) http://www.maderatribuneredline.com/of-intellectual-leadership-and-good-luck-july-2/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Christiansen http://www.maderatribuneredline.com/of-intellectual-leadership-and-good-luck-july-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5877 Bob Christiansen Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:46:18 +0000 http://www.maderatribuneredline.com/?p=3370#comment-5877 I’m giving away 100 years to correct your column. May I suggest using Mo as your historian. He has the century correct in his column. “Take it away, Leon.” On the subject of making hybrid cars (less) quiet: About 65 years ago (seems like only yesterday) I attached playing cards to the forks of my bicycle so that as the wheels turned the spokes striking the cards produced an engine-like sound. Maybe I should patent this idea. <strong>Bob Christiansen, Madera</strong> (Publishing editor's note: Many readers have called this to the editor’s attention, which proves how smart Trib readers really are. As for the editor ... nah.) I’m giving away 100 years to correct your column. May I suggest using Mo as your historian. He has the century correct in his column. “Take it away, Leon.”

On the subject of making hybrid cars (less) quiet: About 65 years ago (seems like only yesterday) I attached playing cards to the forks of my bicycle so that as the wheels turned the spokes striking the cards produced an engine-like sound. Maybe I should patent this idea.

Bob Christiansen,
Madera

(Publishing editor’s note: Many readers have called this to the editor’s attention, which proves how smart Trib readers really are. As for the editor … nah.)

]]> By: Angela Reed http://www.maderatribuneredline.com/of-intellectual-leadership-and-good-luck-july-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5872 Angela Reed Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:16:33 +0000 http://www.maderatribuneredline.com/?p=3370#comment-5872 <strong>Angela Reed</strong> wrote to the Red Line on July 2: Mr Doud: My 4th and 6th graders have a contest going to find the most errors in the Tribune each day. Today's best was in your Editor's Corner (July 2), where they question your history. It seems you were a century off in your reflection of colonial rebellion. Overall, we enjoy your paper, but we especially love the practice you give the kids in proofreading! Thanks! Angela Reed wrote to the Red Line on July 2:

Mr Doud: My 4th and 6th graders have a contest going to find the most errors in the Tribune each day. Today’s best was in your Editor’s Corner (July 2), where they question your history. It seems you were a century off in your reflection of colonial rebellion. Overall, we enjoy your paper, but we especially love the practice you give the kids in proofreading! Thanks!

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