I opened the paper yesterday morning to discover a farewell headline to Mike Harden, long-time columnist for the Columbus Dispatch. An insidious cancer claimed him at the age of 64.
A husband, father, grandfather, and Vietnam veteran, Mike was an old school newsman who made it his mission to reveal real life and the common man to his readers. His skill for crafting words was unparalleled and I eagerly read his columns week after week.
Whether covering Hurricane Katrina victims, the death of his dog, or a search in Vietnam for his adopted daughter's birth mother, Mike took his readers on an emotional journey of the human condition.
A journey that has ended and will be missed by many.
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