Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears and reads than most people know.

The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.