It was gratifying that both the Washington Post (October 27) and the New York Times (November 1) published significant obituaries taking note of the death, on October 22, of James O’Gara, eighty-five, and sketching Jim’s thirty-two years as managing editor and editor of Commonweal. The obituaries highlighted dramatic confrontations: Jim declaring that the entire (...)
Farewell
A quiet heroism
James O'Gara, R.I.P.
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