Original sentence: For years Carr has had a feud with former fellow Herald columnist Mike Barnicle, calling him a "hack" and saying he wanted to be the Heralds "nonfiction columnist" (concerning acts of plagiarism   Another reason for Barnicle's suspension and resignation from the Globe was fabrication of identities and situations
Edited sentence: Notoriously thin-skinned, for years Carr has had a feud with former fellow Herald columnist Mike Barnicle, calling him a "hack" and saying he wanted to be the Heralds "nonfiction columnist" (concerning acts of plagiarism   Another reason for Barnicle's suspension and resignation from the Globe was fabrication of identities and situations