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Based in Seattle, Wash., within three hours of three national parks, Glenn Nelson is the founder and publisher of The Trail Posse, which documents and encourages diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. He has won several national awards for his writing, photography and Web publishing. A graduate of Seattle University and Columbia University, he was born in Japan and started his career at The Seattle Times. He later founded HoopGurlz.com (now at ESPN), which covered girl’s basketball and college prospects nationally, and helped found Scout.com, a network of college and pro sports websites. Nelson is the primary author of a teen book about the NBA, has been published in numerous magazines and book collections, had a photo in a Smithsonian exhibit, and has been profiled by NPR.

An Imperfect Witness to Baseball Perfection

On August 15, 2012April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Sports10 Comments

My brother Mike is such a devout hacker, he literally lives on a golf course. So when I came back from covering the 1992 U.S. Open golf championship, at famed Pebble Beach, no less, he surmised that I probably didn’t realize how many people would have killed for an assignment that I’d otherwise considered with …

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Race and Ichiro’s Muddled Mariner Legacy

On July 24, 2012 By Glenn NelsonIn Race and Sports6 Comments

If I were slightly more paranoid and were a bit more inclined to carry the race card more easily positioned to play, I’d swear that, when Jay Buhner told Seattle radio station ESPN 710 that he would “vomit” if his former team, the Mariners, re-signed his former teammate, Ichiro, to a fat, multiyear contract extension, …

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Game of Thrones, Mid-Season 2 Grades

On May 3, 2012April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn The Arts2 Comments

Way back in another career, I covered the NBA and an annual rite was assigning grades to players at mid-season. Nowadays, the only seasons I obsess about are those of HBO’s Game of Thrones or as the late, great Khal Drogo once put it, “Trrhones.” Had I been swept up in the show last season …

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Susan Cronin’s Unforgettable Life

On April 20, 2012July 24, 2012 By Glenn NelsonIn Remembrances10 Comments

Several months ago, my late, great friend Dr. M Susan Cronin asked me if I’d write about her after she was gone. “I don’t want to be forgotten,” she said. Susan was so wise about so many things, it’s hard to imagine that she didn’t have a better sense of how unforgettable she truly was. …

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