Rick Hummel
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Rick Hummel is a St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist
. He received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball
writing in 2007. He was formerly married to Connie Karr, who was subsequently killed in the Kirkwood City Council shooting
. They have a daughter, Lauren.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
. He received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
writing in 2007. He was formerly married to Connie Karr, who was subsequently killed in the Kirkwood City Council shooting
Kirkwood City Council shooting
The Kirkwood City Council shooting occurred on February 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Missouri, United States; a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri in St. Louis County. A gunman went on a shooting rampage at a public meeting in the city hall, leaving six people dead and two others injured...
. They have a daughter, Lauren.