I’ve been a judge for the Bulldog Reporter Awards for so long that I remember when a FedEx driver would deliver to me boxes containing hard copies of all the entries. Now I read everything online—just another example of how things have changed. What remains, from year...

Tom Hallman Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author. He's been on staff at The Oregonian for more than 35 years and has published several books. His journalism and nonfiction narrative stories explore the significance of big moments and small and their impact on a life.