Here's the thing about earnestness. Our culture discounts it; but people are yearning for it.

The most-praised generation goes to work

Here's the thing about earnestness. Our culture discounts it; but people are yearning for it.

The English language has about 450,000 commonly used words, but more may be needed. What to you call someone who has lost a sibling or had a miscarriage? Or a gay person whose partner has died? Or an elderly person who has lost every friend and relative? So many heartaches can't be found in the dictionary.

Because I have no actual sisters, it is my friends from Ames who’ve exposed me to every facet of womanhood.

Pulitzer's Gold is a goldmine of inspiration for both journalists and non-journalists. Those in the newspaper business, who now find themselves obsessing about staff cutbacks and circulation declines, should embrace this book as a reminder of the highest ideals, and the absolute thrills, to be found in their profession. As for regular readers, Pulitzer's Gold offers marvelous storytelling, real-life adventures, and absolute proof that journalism can change our world for the better.

Some of these people need ten years of therapy - ten sentences of mine do not equal ten years of therapy.