The father of the 13-year-old Danville boy, Evan Odorney, who won the national spelling bee contest last week, was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News saying something that should give journalists hope for the future of newspapers.
“One of the tricky things about smart kids like this is they don’t watch a whole lot of television," Mike O'Dorney said. "They read the paper."
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Zero television tolerance is an encouraging sign for the next generation of thinkers. "Leaders are readers." Zipping off "Friends" trivia might be cute, but it doesn't prepare for the pursuit of life, liberty and wisdom.
Congratulations Evan Odorney. Goodness, I hope I spelled your name correctly.
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