I know how busy you—and we—all are. But if you can carve out a bit of time, read Gary Smith's story on the Gulf oil tragedy in this week's Sports Illustrated. Here is the link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1171518/index.htm
Gary has won multiple National Magazine Awards for his stories. This one is a powerful, well-reported essay that brilliantly answers the question of why a sports magazine would send a writer to cover an oil spill.