A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are read more

[Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do? Shouldn't I intervene? Shouldn't I do something?' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook.

One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving read more

One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving a people is to suppress the sources of information, not only by burning books but by controlling all the other ways in which ideas are transmitted.

Some of the trends we saw from Comcast should be reflected in the results of other cable operators.

Some of the trends we saw from Comcast should be reflected in the results of other cable operators.

It's just been incredible. The changes in him have just been amazing.

It's just been incredible. The changes in him have just been amazing.

Chris looked pretty good, I thought, in two playoff games. If he's over his injury -- and I think he read more

Chris looked pretty good, I thought, in two playoff games. If he's over his injury -- and I think he is -- he could move into the spot.

The nationals were held here in 1960,

The nationals were held here in 1960,

He has been remanded into judicial custody until August 27,

He has been remanded into judicial custody until August 27,

We will probably not get appropriate numbers of volunteers just looking in largely underserved communities. We have to be creative. read more

We will probably not get appropriate numbers of volunteers just looking in largely underserved communities. We have to be creative. ... We have to go to suburban units to assist us.