Wicker, who was a longtime reporter and columnist for The New York Times, finds it easier to like the man than his policies.

"We went live with that," says Sarah Arnold, a longtime reporter and anchor for News 12.

He was a longtime reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper, and has also been a Twin Cities blogger.

His older brother was M.W. Newman, a longtime reporter for the Chicago Daily News.

- Howard Wilkinson, longtime political reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

James F. Clarity, a longtime reporter for The Times, died last week.

The hall door swung open, and Henry Forster, a longtime reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, stepped in.

"It was the first paper that covered black people doing stuff other than killing each other," said Ellis Henican, a longtime reporter and columnist.

Kesterson was also a longtime reporter and managing editor for the Henderson Home News, a local community newspaper.

The desire to keep information and expectations at a minimum stems directly from the experience of the Vietnam War, longtime military reporters and military historians say.