In A Mean Interval -

Many writers who have aspired to write "The Great American Novel" have earned their daily livelihood first as reporters.

For example, John Katzenbach worked as a reporter at the Miami Herald. His movie The Mean Season gives you a glimpse of the Herald's newsroom during an earlier era.

American newspapers have encountered numerous challenges since the end of World War II when much of the population began migrating out to the suburbs. Whether they always made good choices or not can be endlessly debated.

Newspapers are part of our cultural tradition. So it comes as sad news that the McClatchy Company, parent company of the Miami Herald newspaper, has filed for bankruptcy.

# CourtTV is back!
And it's got the new Robert Durst Trial.

# Soccer luminary David Beckham is introducing his new Inter-Miami team. Its first home game is skeduled or SHED-YULED (!) for March 14th at 2:30 pm at the former Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

# Closer to home, a somewhat cold homicide case is getting attention again: the killing of 60-year-old Bruce Salituri in Fort Lauderdale last September. The alleged killer has been identified as 29-year-old Michael Schnitzerling.

But Police Chief Maglione believes that this was a murder for hire scheme and wants to know who ordered the hit; so, he is inviting the public to send him more information about the situation.

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