In his 336th column, Jim McCormac marks the 100th anniversary of the Nature column by honoring his predecessors, Jim Fry and Ed Thomas.
Nature: Rare red wolf sighting drives home plight of endangered creature
In all, Fry wrote 802 columns. By the time he took over Nature, it had shifted to a bi-weekly format or I’m sure he would have written double that number. In late 2009, Fry decided to cap his pen and hand off the column. I was flattered when he recommended me as his successor. I had already been writing a science column for The Dispatch, but when my editor offered me the Nature column, I jumped at the chance. This column is my 336th to date.
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