tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post549272145238599221..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Why Rick Kogan deserves his successMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-6842504492619816892012-12-05T18:51:59.532-06:002012-12-05T18:51:59.532-06:00I've heard of successful folks who pull up the...I've heard of successful folks who pull up the ladder behind them. But if someone is already successful and sees a talented person, what's wrong with helping the person out? What goes around comes around. Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-30837044650183854572012-11-03T06:21:16.852-05:002012-11-03T06:21:16.852-05:00Very true, and a nice tribute to Rick, who has als...Very true, and a nice tribute to Rick, who has also been amazingly supportive to me. It's an interesting question, as to why Rick is so kind, and my hunch is he takes after his father, Herman Kogan, who was a revered journalist and historian and -- significantly -- known as a mensch, someone who will help a person out. Not everyone is like that -- Rick Kogan was very good friends with Mike Royko, who despised any up and coming writer -- viewed them as competitors. He couldn't shake your hand without trying to break it. That's one way to go about life; Kogan's is another. Myself, I remember how frustrating it is to be trying to get ahead in life, and finding all doors closed to you. Everyone needs a little help up, a boost, if only a kind word. I don't know if it helps in the karma bank, but there's no need to. It's just the right thing to do.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459297750448392088noreply@blogger.com