Comments on: On Izzy Stone, Rowland Scherman and Facebook http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/ A Wide Open Weblog for Big News, the Big Picture Wed, 23 May 2012 14:44:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Margaret Miller http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2921 Margaret Miller Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:03:32 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=3709#comment-2921 I saved some of the Weeklies- they are somewhere in the bowels of my house. When I find them, I'll let you know through Glynn. MM I saved some of the Weeklies- they are somewhere in the bowels of my house. When I find them, I’ll let you know through Glynn. MM

]]> By: Rowland Scherman http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2920 Rowland Scherman Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:20:51 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=3709#comment-2920 Margaret Miller echoes my sentimnets. Izzy read everything. What I remember most about him was that he was against the War in Viet Nam more vehemently than anyone I ever knew. As for Glynn's questions: LIFE had me do the story. But what is neat is that I suggested to them that they do it. I had a pretty good track record with the Washington Bureau, and they went with my idea. John Neary was the reporter. I knew Stone was a star, he was my hero, and a national treasure, as Ms Miller says. I don't remember where his print shop was. It might not have been HIS print shop--merely a print shop that had the account. I was with him on and off for about two weeks. We went to NYC where he spoke about the war at a rally. He was in tears. I don't know why I didn't keep each copy of the Weekly. Margaret Miller echoes my sentimnets. Izzy read everything. What I remember most about him was that he was against the War in Viet Nam more vehemently than anyone I ever knew.

As for Glynn’s questions: LIFE had me do the story. But what is neat is that I suggested to them that they do it. I had a pretty good track record with the Washington Bureau, and they went with my idea. John Neary was the reporter. I knew Stone was a star, he was my hero, and a national treasure, as Ms Miller says.

I don’t remember where his print shop was. It might not have been HIS print shop–merely a print shop that had the account.

I was with him on and off for about two weeks. We went to NYC where he spoke about the war at a rally. He was in tears.

I don’t know why I didn’t keep each copy of the Weekly.

]]> By: Glynn Wilson http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2919 Glynn Wilson Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:17:15 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=3709#comment-2919 If he were alive and publishing today, he would have a blog : ) If he were alive and publishing today, he would have a blog : )

]]> By: Margaret Miller http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Margaret Miller Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=3709#comment-2918 IF Stone Weekly was my bible from 1964 until he stopped publishing in 1971(?). Going cold turkey after that was difficult. I would have killed for something like the internet. An interesting fact about Izzy Stone: one of his most important sources of information was The Congressional Record. He read all of it and was able to connect some interesting dots. Now folks, that's really subversive!! IF Stone was truly a national treasure. IF Stone Weekly was my bible from 1964 until he stopped publishing in 1971(?). Going cold turkey after that was difficult. I would have killed for something like the internet. An interesting fact about Izzy Stone: one of his most important sources of information was The Congressional Record. He read all of it and was able to connect some interesting dots. Now folks, that’s really subversive!! IF Stone was truly a national treasure.

]]> By: Glynn Wilson http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/06/on-izzy-stone-rowland-scherman-and-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-2917 Glynn Wilson Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:14:13 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=3709#comment-2917 Oh, and one more thing that got lost from the first draft of this: Now that Obama has lifted some of the trade and travel restrictions, we should now be able to take the trip to Cuba without having to worry about being arrested. I guess the statute of limitations has now run out on that 2000 trip : ) Oh, and one more thing that got lost from the first draft of this: Now that Obama has lifted some of the trade and travel restrictions, we should now be able to take the trip to Cuba without having to worry about being arrested.

I guess the statute of limitations has now run out on that 2000 trip : )

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