I spoke to Ms. Richards’ fifth-grade class at Herriman Elementary School last week. The kids wanted to know how news is gathered and put into a newspaper. Why they picked me to explain this is a mystery.
I’m a columnist, not a reporter. I have no idea how the news happens. Looking around the newsroom, I assume everyone is doing the same thing I’m doing — thinking up weird stuff and then writing it down in a manner more or less legible. It’s not that hard. Any medium size reptile could do it.
Ms. Richards’ kids are smart.