Somehow I missed this on the day it was published (September 3rd), but Kathleen Petitjean wrote a very strong cycling advocacy piece for the South Bend Tribune’s Michiana Point of View. Here’s a direct link to her essay (unfortunately, it will only be freely available for a few more days).
The piece is even more poignant because it was written in direct response to the death of Patrick Sawyer; tragically, Peter Kaczor’s death apparently occurred in the interval between submission and publication.