THE high spot of any journalist's week is dealing with the biggest piece of news. After that, probably the greatest satisfaction is writing about unusual people who find themselves involved in some extraordinary situation—or see to it that they are so involved. As this week's Essay on "The Sad State of Eccentricity" points out, the grand old style of nonconformity has fallen on hard times. Still, no week passes in which journalism is not brightened by the views, habits and idiosyncrasies of people who are willing to question conventional wisdom.
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