Letter to the Editor: Early Birds and Hangers-On — Is This Nature’s New Schedule?

Thomas D. Gotowka writes about local and national people and events, often informed by history. His professional career has been spent in healthcare, but his interests extend deeply into politics, history, and American culture. He is a devoted follower of traditional rivalries, sitting with the Navy at Army–Navy games and cheering for Harvard against Yale. 

A self-described child of AM radio, Gotowka is well versed in historic speeches and popular music from the 1960s onward. He considers himself a student of the era spanning Franklin D. Roosevelt through John F. Kennedy and draws on those influences to shape his perspective as a columnist.