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• Terry Taylor's guide to Fluffia, er, Philly
Terry Taylor: I may work in New York and rent an apartment there, but my home is in Philadelphia.

• Convention schedule

• Red Smith winner: Jimmy Cannon
Barry Horn: Jimmy Cannon was a heavy hitter in a Murderer's Row lineup of yesteryear's New York sports columnists. He was a beacon in an era when newspapers often supplied the lone light.
• Red Smith Award winners

• So many seminars and so little time
Kim Orendor: This is my first APSE convention, and that in and of itself is enough reason to get excited.

• If we were planning the convention ...
Here's what a few people had to say about past conventions with a few ideas for the future tossed in for good measure.

• Diversity efforts are still lacking
Bill Eichenberger: The lack of diversity in sports departments is troubling to those of us who understand the crippling effect it has on our ability to reach all of our readers.

• Commissioners' meetings
Another sitdown with the league leaders shows the range of emotions.

• Meet the SMI class
Bill Eichenberger: Four have been selected as members of APSE's first Sports Management Institute class.

• The changing face of outdoors coverage
Glen Crevier: It is safe to say that the coverage of the outdoors has a taken a turn from the traditional when Nemo is the subject of one section's cover story, and skateboarding star Tony Hawk is the centerpiece on another.

• Job board generating much-needed net gains
Bob Yates: Since going "commercial" in early March, APSE's job board is bringing needed revenue to the organization's coffers.

• Sentinel SE McKenzie recovering
Van McKenzie, one of the founding fathers of APSE, is doing well in his recovery after having a cancerous tumor removed from his colon.

• On the record with ... Derick Moss
Tom Johanningmeier: Derick Moss is the sports editor of the Gaston (N.C.) Gazette.

• For the Hartford Courant, NCAA hoops meant 2Conn
Jeff Otterbein: When the Connecticut men's and women's basketball programs reached the Final Four, the Hartfort Courant was ready.

• Region reports
A look at APSE region activity.

• On the move
Larry Ames: A region-by-region look at personnel moves.

• Web reminder
The Webmaster for the APSE site reminds members that he is constantly in search of breaking news in your sports department.

• Color photographs wanted
Note from the APSE webmaster.