That's because he wasn't really an outsider, and also because he's a gifted writer. Of all the outsiders who came to chronicle what exactly happened here, his story captured reality the best. He came to the Red River Valley soon after the 1997 flood and wrote a long piece for his Fort Worth (Tex.) News-Telegram newspaper. Among his numerous writing awards is the James Batten Award for Excellence in Civic Journalism, an award not widely known to the general public but one treasured by newspaper writers almost as highly as a Pulitzer. I could see he had writing talent, but I couldn't have imagined that he'd reach the career he's having today. Then, I knew him as a part-time sportswriter who worked for me in my former life when I ran the Herald's toys-and-games department. I knew him first as a hockey and baseball teammate of my little brother. I've known the 48-year-old Madigan since he was a kid known as "Mad Dog," which was a reflection of his surname and not his personality. Madigan's "neighborhood" is Crookston, also the childhood home of my favorite columnist.
CROOKSTON - Last weekend, Tim Madigan returned to his neighborhood to talk about the ultimate in neighborhood guys - Mister Rogers.
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