Patty Kimerer column

A wail at the thought of no Saturday mail

Boy, another week chock full of lots of important news, huh? First and foremost, the good news: a miracle occurred and the life of a 6-year-old boy was saved in Alabama. Thank you, Lord.Then there was some trash talk. As in Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco dropping an expletive just after his team stole, I mean, won the Super Bowl. Yet another reason to dislike the transplanted Browns, but I digress.Curiously, the president missed a really big deadline. Hmm. If I had budgets due and told my boss, "Hey, look, man, it's been crazy busy. Sorry," I am pretty sure it wouldn't fly.The ...

Celebrating freedom of the press and the 49ers

I was at a work function the other evening when I introduced myself to someone who responded, "Patty Kimerer? Do you write a column for the Tribune Chronicle?"Immediately, I scanned the room for the exits. "Hmm, I'll never make it there in the blink of an eye," I thought. In the millisecond to follow, I considered flat out denial. I mean, how could you really pick me out of a lineup from that teeny little column cover photo anyway? Could go either way in court.But, instead, I braced myself for a barrage of "Are you crazy?" "You're annoying!" and "You are not the sharpest knife in the ...