One of the things I dubbed off last night was the television movie Mary White. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this film based on the touching editiorial written by her father, William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette in Emporia, Kansas.

Every journalism student knows the story of William Allen White, the small-town newspaper editor who consulted with the national leaders of the day, a man who wasn't afraid to take a stand on controversial issues like strikers and the Ku Klux Klan. Another famous essay of his was "What's the Matter With Kansas?", but to many students, who read "Mary White" in their school readers, their memory of White is of a loving dad with an unconventional daughter bursting with life.

The University of Kansas' William Allen White School of Journalism has a detailed site on White, including some of his other editorials and photos, where you'll find a picture of the real Mary White. The television movie, starring Ed Flanders as White and Kathleen Beller as Mary, is out on DVD.

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