People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.

I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch.

A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.

The prediction that glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park has been moved up by 10 years to 2020, the same year it's predicted the Arctic Sea will be ice-free in the summer.

On my football field, I know what bliss is. My team cuddles more than the missus. We won't inject drugs, just oodles of hugs. I warm up my team with some kisses.

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.