In today's local newpaper is a long and excellent article about the OED, its midwest US regional office, and the fascinating woman who runs that office:

Just as unlikely as the location of this Oxford outpost is the story of Erin McKean, the 30-year-old American who is the dictionary publisher's lone staff editor here. McKean has earned a reputation in dictionary circles as an unusually exuberant lexicographer with a populist touch.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0206110016jun11.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed
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