This weekend was the birthday of the late Charlie Marler, one of my mentors way back in journalism school. Doc and me grabbing Tex-Mex in Abilene more than a decade ago. “Doc,” as he was affectionately known, influenced generations of journalists during his decades as professor and chair of journalism at Abilene Christian University – and, I’ve come to realize, his influence continues years after his death. When I was teaching writing-credit religion courses for Florida State