Matt Baron
@InsideEdge
PR / Journalism / Ambidextrous Free Throwing | Jesus Follower | [email protected] | Subscribe to my Substack: http://tinyurl.com/MattWrites
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"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" works so well because it consistently knows when to end, one scene after another. My column: open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
As my son Zach graduates today from Indiana University, reflections on my first meaningful time on this beautiful campus nearly a quarter-century: theinsideedge.substack.com/p/savoring-thi… #IUBGrad25
Congratulations, Zach Baron and your Sigma Nu brothers on your successful journey to graduation! We're very proud of you!! #IUBGrad25
Remembering MLK 57 years later...and reflecting on the present-day lesson contained in one flawed lyric in U2's “Pride (In the Name of Love)”: open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
From 2 days ago: free throw attempts 199,999 & 200,000 since I began counting my ambidextrous shots in March 2007. (169,873 made in that span, including these two) #basketball
A three-parter this week: October is the best month for sports....those huge skeletons in neighbors' yards....and McProof of my fast food job as a teen: theinsideedge.substack.com/p/octobers-the…
I call it The Great IHOP Standoff -- Recalling the time my refusal to go along with a restaurant manager's moronic `security' step prompted a swarm of police officers to swoop in. open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
Thirty years ago, I became a mascot for the Illinois Lottery. My behind-the-scenes (and under-the-costume) reflections as the Wizard of Odds: theinsideedge.substack.com/p/wizard-of-od…
My column from the Jan. 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine was selected to appear in the AASA's "Best of" 2023-2024 edition. [Boiling it down: In our short-attention-span, clickbait media landscape, schools must be persistently proactive with bite-size good news.]
![InsideEdge's tweet image. My column from the Jan. 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine was selected to appear in the AASA's "Best of" 2023-2024 edition.
[Boiling it down: In our short-attention-span, clickbait media landscape, schools must be persistently proactive with bite-size good news.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRrkBKoaoAApNwZ.png)
![InsideEdge's tweet image. My column from the Jan. 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine was selected to appear in the AASA's "Best of" 2023-2024 edition.
[Boiling it down: In our short-attention-span, clickbait media landscape, schools must be persistently proactive with bite-size good news.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRrkBKdbMAMdyNn.png)
From a 2016 basketball game I coached to the Boston Celtics' latest title, here's why keeping score matters. open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
The latest on my journey with Phil -- our brother love shows up for one another in different ways. My Substack column's here: lnkd.in/g-qxZWuH #Homelessness #addiction #family
March Mendacity... There's a weird subculture of guys who falsify their athletic exploits, a reality that I recently ran into (once again). My latest Substack column ends with a poll asking: What's behind people spinning these yarns? open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee… #MarchMadness
A fantastic human being as well! I've seen Scott in action in a variety of settings--and he's the Real Deal when it comes to having a passion to reach and teach with humor, patience and kindness! #maths #mentalmath #numbers
From last night's "PR Secrets from a Media Insider" workshop at #OrlandPark Public Library. Next week, PR Secrets is @ the Naperville (Wed. 3/27) & Addison (Thurs., 3/28) libraries. For more details, visit lnkd.in/gCC6yDdS Photo credit: Robert Wehmeier #PublicRelations
In this week's Inside Edge Substack: after President Biden's State of the Union address, something we can--or should--all agree on. Plus, going 1-on-1 with Caitlin Clark...or maybe not? open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
My free workshop "How to Write A Personalized Front-Page Story" is Wednesday, March 13 @ 1 p.m. at Cook Park Library in #Libertyville. Want to learn how to create an unforgettable keepsake? Register: cooklib.libnet.info/event/9552740. Details @LvillePatch: patch.com/illinois/liber…
Next Wednesday afternoon (March 13th), my free workshop on `How to Write a Personalized Front-Page Story' starts at 1 p.m. at Cook Park Library in Libertyville. To register: cooklib.libnet.info/event/9552740 #storytelling #personalmemoir #personalstory
One of my heroes is a 99-year-old from Georgia....some reflections after a recent visit to the #JimmyCarter Presidential Library and Museum: open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
Maybe not everything you’ve ever wanted to ask a panhandler…but likely at least a few of those questions are here in my Q & A with one—my extraordinary brother Phil: open.substack.com/pub/theinsidee…
As 49.9% of one of the couples featured (and a former Daily reporter and editor from the late 1980s), I can attest to the fine work by Misha Oberoi, both in her reporting and writing. Well done!!
Feeling like you’ll never find love? Click to read about couples who found their forever valentines at Northwestern. There’s always hope! — Reported by Misha Oberoi dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/14/lat…
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