ZIG WAS RIGHT, OF COURSE

The great editor and mentor Lou Ziegler used to tell us that Bob Dylan was the greatest American poet of his lifetime. Being much younger and wiser, we thought Zig was goofy.

In the three years and three months since his death, Ziegler's words about Dylan have rolled around in our head. He knew we would grow up and listen.

Tuesday, Dylan was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for his "lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."

If you're not yet into Dylan, read his poetry.

Life is sad
Life is a bust
All ya can do is do what you must ...

FLOUR CITY BAKERY REMINDER

Monday marks two years since Lou Ziegler died. The former editor of the News-Leader was 56.

His daughter, Karley Ziegler Mott, runs Flour City Bakery, a business in New York. She sells handmade soaps, lotions, cool stuff like that.

As we noted late last week, Mott will donate all net proceeds from today's business to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

So go: Visit Flour City Bakery, order some stuff, help fight the disease that killed a remarkable man. On this day of hope and giving, it is the least we can do to remember Zig.

BUY SOAP, FUND RESEARCH

Based in New York, Flour City Bakery is Karley Ziegler Mott's business. She makes what she calls "handmade soaps, lotions and other fine potions."

On Monday, Jan. 29, you can buy what Mott makes, and help fight pancreatic cancer. You'll also be remembering one helluva newspaperman.

From a Mott e-mail:

The Lustgarten Foundation is the only one whose donations go completely to research rather than funding the pharmaceutical companies. Former President Carter is very active in this charity.

If you could pass this on, I would appreciate it. Whether people purchase one lip balm or 500 bars of soap, every cent will help a good cause.

Karley Mott's father was Lou Ziegler, former editor of the News-Leader. Monday marks the two-year anniversary of Ziegler's death from pancreatic cancer. He was 56.

On Monday, honor the memory of the man and help fight what killed him. Flour City Bakery is the place to do it. As Mott notes in her e-mail, "Dad wouldn't want me feeling blue on the 29th -- he would want the people he cared about to do something positive."