Steve Gilliard, RIP

Awful news for the blogosphere: Steve Gilliard of the News Blog died today. During the last few weeks, he had been fighting multiple medical problems including a nosocomial infection. I didn't know him personally, but in his writing, he was passionate and a defender of the proverbial little guy. In a his own way, he reminded me of his fellow New Yorker, Jimmy Breslin.

He will be missed.

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