For how many thousands of years now have we humans been what we insist on calling "civilized?" And yet, in total contradiction, we also persist in the savage belief that we must occasionally, at least, settle our arguments by killing one another.

Would it be better to have a president who cries easily? Well, that depends on what he cried about. I would not like the thought of a president who could not cry. That would be worse than one who cried over the right things. Which, in this case, would be the things I would cry over.

The sweet smell of the South, of Camellias and Azaleas, clings to Beaufort's ancient and historic buildings.

Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.

I am a news presenter, a news broadcaster, an anchorman, a managing editor - not a commentator or analyst. I feel no compulsion to be a pundit.