He participated in a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance and wrote an inscription in the guest book at a memorial for the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust.

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Desperate for advice, I wrote to my dear friend Donald Hall, the former poet laureate.

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Rob Neyer, a terrific baseball writer, recently wrote a column about integrity and character as applied by Hall of Fame voters to the players.

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Several years ago, my very good friend and fellow Upstate New York resident, Curt Smith, wrote a Time Life book commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame in nearby Cooperstown.

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Brian Wansink, a Cornell University professor who wrote a book on the topic called Mindless Eating, said he received a call Wednesday from City Hall about the proposal.

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It would be ridiculous to put a bust of Jerry Rice at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH and then attach to it a statue of the rules the committee that wrote the pass interference penalty.

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"I think people confuse the Hall of Fame and Museum with getting a plaque from the Baseball Writers (Association) of America, " he wrote.

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