My Parents Encouraged Me In

I Had A Little Insight Into Life That Most Kids Probably Didn't Have. My Mother Was A Schoolteacher, And My Father Was A Social Worker. Through His Eyes I Saw The Underside Of Society.

It Does No Harm Just Once In A While To Acknowledge That The Whole Country Isn't In Flames, That There Are People In The Country Besides Politicians, Entertainers, And Criminals.

I Think The Feature Reporter Often Walks A Very Thin Line Between A Truly Human Story And One That Slops Over Into Mushiness Or Sentimentality.

I Didn't Like The Competitiveness Of Big-time Journalism.

When I Worked In Los Angeles Covering Hard News, Very Often When Something Important Would Happen I'd Be Off In The Woods Covering Something Unimportant, Which Was More Interesting To Me.