Kindred spirits: Columnists reconnect to talk about writing, small-town living and life

In his 50-year career, Dave Kindred has written for the Sporting News, the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Golf Digest and others. (AP)

I had a business appointment in Peoria, the old hometown, 180 miles down the road, and I thought, why not stop on the way and visit Dave Kindred?

You may recall Kindred from his many sports books or from the awards he’s won as a journalist, or maybe from having watched a “60 Minutes” episode in 2021 in which we learned the Hall of Fame sports scribe had moved to tiny Carlock, Illinois, and was covering the nearby Morton High School girls basketball team.