Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
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12-08-2015, 09:11 AM
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Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Congratulations to Dr. Steers for winning the Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement! The award was presented at the 20th Annual Lincoln Forum Symposium in Gettysburg on November 18th.
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12-08-2015, 10:03 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Fantastic! Congratulations, Ed!!
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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12-08-2015, 10:15 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
A well deserved award. Congratulations!
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in? |
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12-08-2015, 10:16 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Congrats Dr. Steers!
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12-08-2015, 10:19 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Well deserved - congratulations!
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12-08-2015, 11:11 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Thank you for all the "congrats." The award was quite a shock. It is quite an honor. I better get to work on another book. Ed Steers
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12-08-2015, 07:07 PM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
First, I am glad to see Ed honored for his work in the world of Lincoln studies. As just one of a number of people who has benefitted from Ed's kindness and support, I think the honor is long overdue. You are a true inspiration for those of us in the field, Ed.
If I can, however, pick just one nit on the story....I didn't know Lincoln was shot on November 18 (copy editing in newspapers is dead in America). Best Rob Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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12-09-2015, 04:48 AM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
This is certainly a prestigious award! Here are the previous winners:
2014 James Getty 2013 Tony Kushner 2012 Eric Foner 2011 Ed Bearss 2010 Mark E. Neely 2009 Sandra Day O'Connor 2008 Ken Burns 2007 Jeff Shaara 2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin & Charles DeForest Platt 2005 John McClarey and Frank J. Williams 2004 John Y. Simon 2003 Sam Waterston 2002 James M. McPherson 2001 Garry Wills 2000 David Herbert Donald & Richard Nelson Current 1999 Former U.S. Senator Paul Simon of Illinois 1998 John Hope Franklin 1997 Brian Lamb 1996 Gabor S. Borrit |
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12-09-2015, 02:41 PM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
(12-08-2015 07:07 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: First, I am glad to see Ed honored for his work in the world of Lincoln studies. As just one of a number of people who has benefitted from Ed's kindness and support, I think the honor is long overdue. You are a true inspiration for those of us in the field, Ed. Thank you Rob for the kind words. As to being shot on November 18, I guess we were all young reporters at one time. It is not a question of incorrect facts as much as it is incorrect English. |
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12-09-2015, 03:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-09-2015 03:35 PM by STS Lincolnite.)
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Rob and Ed, you are right, the way that sentence was written, it does sound like Lincoln was shot on November 18.
Though still not perfect, clarity may have been improved with a simple move of a prepositional phrase: Berkeley Springs resident and Abraham Lincoln Historian Ed Steers was awarded the 2015 Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement by the Lincoln Forum on November 18 for his insight into the death of Abraham Lincoln. Rob, I also think you are right about copy editing being dead. I have a friend that works for a small local newspaper and he said they don’t even have a copy editor on staff. With deadlines, small staffs, and a lack of copy editoris, it’s no wonder grammatical mistakes happen in newspaper articles in this day and age. I'm just glad we still have newspapers! In thinking about it, I wish I had a copy editor for my posts! (12-09-2015 04:48 AM)RJNorton Wrote: This is certainly a prestigious award! Here are the previous winners: Roger, I might also add that in addition to Ed, 2015 Richard Nelson Current Award recipients included William C. “Jack” Davis and Harold Holzer. I was in attendance at the award ceremony and it was quite touching to watch when it dawned on each of the men that they were the award winners. All were very surprised and probably none of them should have been!! All are definitely deserving of the award. My additional congratulations go out to all! |
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12-09-2015, 03:46 PM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Congratulations Ed,you are in awesome company,and that's even more impressive to me!
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12-10-2015, 02:29 PM
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RE: Congratulations to Dr. Ed Steers
Thank you Ed for all you've done and will do in the field of Lincoln studies. I'm listening to the audiobook version of Blood On The Moon right now.
Bill Nash |
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