Burl Osborne, R.I.P.

I’m not sure why the DMN would put this news behind its paywall, but the paper’s former executive editor and publisher has passed. The first two graphs of the story:

Burl Osborne, who led The Dallas Morning News to a come-from-behind victory in one of the last great newspaper wars, died late Wednesday at UT Southwestern University Hospital. He was 75.
Mr. Osborne woke up not feeling well Wednesday. His death was not related to his kidney transplants, his family said.

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