"Tomorrow, I will wake up for the first time in 46 years without a deadline to meet. It’s going to feel strange. I’ve always considered this podium a great privilege: Everyone has an opinion, after all, but precious few get to have their voices magnified — much less be paid for it.
"I tried to use that privilege to sound alarms about human rights, democracy, gun violence, the misinformation crisis and more. The fight on all those fronts goes on. Nothing ends here, except my access to this megaphone. I’ll be teaching and, of course, writing novels from now on.
"Which is fine. I’ve said pretty much all I had to say. Except for this: Isn’t it amazing how fast the years go?..." -- from the Miami Herald's great opinion columnist, Leonard Pitts, Jr., on his retirement yesterday. Pitts became one of our favorite sources for incisive political and social commentary and analysis. We've quoted him many times here, attempting to "class up the joint." We wish him the best in his well- deserved retirement. We'll all miss him.
