[Among the demands attributed to Lopez in the gossip pages: a dressing room fitted out with white orchids, white walls, read more

[Among the demands attributed to Lopez in the gossip pages: a dressing room fitted out with white orchids, white walls, a white sofa and an endless stock of Evian-room-temperature only, thank you. So when Lopez went AWOL in winter 2000, the warnings seemed prophetic.] I lost track of her, ... It was a huge job, and all the meetings were either rescheduled or canceled. I thought, 'This is going to be very difficult.'

What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information read more

What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information in their children's school reports. This is particularly true for primary schools. Parents wanted to know much more than just how their children were doing academically.

You've got to make a run and we, obviously in that third quarter only scored two points. And that's not read more

You've got to make a run and we, obviously in that third quarter only scored two points. And that's not what you call a run.

Everybody is going to the negotiations with a certain degree of optimism, hoping that in the long run it will read more

Everybody is going to the negotiations with a certain degree of optimism, hoping that in the long run it will be possible to settle all the remaining problems

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, read more

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, and the guy calls up and makes a joke about it. He said it was totally disarming. It was also totally brilliant.

We're off and running. People are holding our feet to the fire.

We're off and running. People are holding our feet to the fire.

Louisiana should be able to apply the word â€ÅÂadmirable” to her dream of a modern medical teaching facility. Yet, when read more

Louisiana should be able to apply the word â€ÅÂadmirable” to her dream of a modern medical teaching facility. Yet, when a dream transcends to desire and intention is conquered by cupidity, â€ÅÂadmirability” is reduced to depravity.

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.

I believe this payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history read more

I believe this payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting. Mr. Spitzer's office has collected a mountain of evidence on the potentially illegal promotion practices of not only Sony BMG, but also other major record companies, independent promoters and several of the largest radio station groups.