Chip Jones
The Tortured Mind of the Anthrax Scientist
By Chip Jones | 8/7/2008 | News Politics

WASHINGTON — Bruce E. Ivins went to work each day in a high-security federal laboratory where he handled some of the world’s deadliest substances. But more than a year before the 2001 anthrax attacks, the scientist admitted to himself that he was losing his grasp on reality.

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About Chip Jones

Charles (Chip) Jones joined The Bergman Group as editor of new media in September 2007 after more than 25 years at Virginia newspapers and magazines, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Virginia Business. Working with Bergman’s talented staff, Jones has helped develop Richmonleaders.com and serves as editor. His interest in leadership stems from his professional experiences as a reporter and author, as well as his personal life growing up around dynamic decision-makers and leaders. Jones is currently writing his second book-Red, White or Yellow? The Military and Media at War in Iraq-about news coverage of the war. He spent two weeks last summer with the Marines at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, and visited the U.S. command in Baghdad. The book will be published in September, 2008 by Stackpole Books.

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