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| - | George | + | '''George Webb''' is the editor of the [[Spearfish Lake Record-Herald]] in 1975 when he employs [[McMahon, Mike|Mike McMahon]] as a junior reporter. |
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| + | George was once one of the junior reporters hired in to work on the ''Record-Herald'' and one of two that made a career out of it.{{Ref|[[Blue Beauty Chapter 16|BB16]]}} While it isn't named where he is from, it isn't likely to be too far. He was a high school friend of {{SwName|Ed|Sloat}}.{{Ref|[[Snowplow Extra Chapter 5|SX05]]}} | ||
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| + | After the death of the ''Record-Herald'' owner, {{SwName|Homer|Sanderson}}, George and Dean Hoffman, the printing plant manager, worked an employee buyout of the paper from Homer's daughters and the two became senior partners in the arrangement. Soon Webb's duties were named ''Publisher'' while Mike McMahon became the editor.{{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 13|AF13]]}} | ||
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| + | To better gather news and gossip, George was a regular for breakfast at [[Rick's Cafe]] and had been for twenty years.{{Ref|[[Absent Friend Chapter 28|AF28]]}} {{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 10|BAR10]]}} While being an editor, the ''Record-Herald'' was too small for George not to step in and help. ''"Webb had long believed that newspaper front office people -- advertising and editorial and front office people -- needed to keep a sense of perspective by doing some of the dirty work."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 2|BAR02]]}} George himself could sweat over the Addressograph machine{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 49|BAR49]]}} or cover a Rotary meeting.{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 6|BAR06]]}} After he retired, {{SwName|Kirsten|McMahon}} became publisher. | ||
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| + | George was married and the Webbs owned a big motor home{{Ref|[[Facing the Storm Chapter 40|FtS40]]}} and drove it to Florida more than once.{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 108|BAR108]]}} {{Ref|[[Facing the Storm Chapter 8|FtS08]]}} | ||
| + | George would also ''"go out deer hunting, but Mike knew that sometimes, he didn't bother to take a rifle. It was an excuse to go out into the woods for a week or two with the gang, get away from his wife, drink beer, play cards, and tell tall stories."''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 96|BAR96]]}} | ||
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| + | George smoked a cigarette, but only on occasion. He ''kept a pack of cigarettes in the desk drawer for when it came time to think things out. "Greatest aid to concentration ever invented," he'd said; it was the only time he smoked.''{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 51|BAR51]]}} | ||
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| + | It is unclear what, if any, relation he might be to {{SwName|Kathy|Webb}}, someone that disliked what she saw as cruelty in dogsledding.{{Ref|[[Busted Axle Road Chapter 96|BAR96]]}} | ||
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Current revision as of 00:13, 21 February 2011
George Webb is the editor of the Spearfish Lake Record-Herald in 1975 when he employs Mike McMahon as a junior reporter.
George was once one of the junior reporters hired in to work on the Record-Herald and one of two that made a career out of it.BB16 While it isn't named where he is from, it isn't likely to be too far. He was a high school friend of Ed Sloat.SX05
After the death of the Record-Herald owner, Homer Sanderson, George and Dean Hoffman, the printing plant manager, worked an employee buyout of the paper from Homer's daughters and the two became senior partners in the arrangement. Soon Webb's duties were named Publisher while Mike McMahon became the editor.AF13
To better gather news and gossip, George was a regular for breakfast at Rick's Cafe and had been for twenty years.AF28 BAR10 While being an editor, the Record-Herald was too small for George not to step in and help. "Webb had long believed that newspaper front office people -- advertising and editorial and front office people -- needed to keep a sense of perspective by doing some of the dirty work."BAR02 George himself could sweat over the Addressograph machineBAR49 or cover a Rotary meeting.BAR06 After he retired, Kirsten McMahon became publisher.
George was married and the Webbs owned a big motor homeFtS40 and drove it to Florida more than once.BAR108 FtS08 George would also "go out deer hunting, but Mike knew that sometimes, he didn't bother to take a rifle. It was an excuse to go out into the woods for a week or two with the gang, get away from his wife, drink beer, play cards, and tell tall stories."BAR96
George smoked a cigarette, but only on occasion. He kept a pack of cigarettes in the desk drawer for when it came time to think things out. "Greatest aid to concentration ever invented," he'd said; it was the only time he smoked.BAR51
It is unclear what, if any, relation he might be to Kathy Webb, someone that disliked what she saw as cruelty in dogsledding.BAR96
