Studs Terkel, RIP

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Studs Terkel was a journalist’s journalist, though he considered the term “journalist” to be far less blue-collar than the job. A personal hero of many writers, he died today the way most of us would like to: Home in bed, at the age of 96, with a copy of his latest forthcoming book on the nightstand.

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