I Got Addicted. News, Particularly Daily News,

The Great Lesson My Mother And Father Gave Me Was Almost Invisible. It Was A Strong Sense Of Being Rooted.

Covering The Civil-rights Movement Was A Mind- And Eye-opener For Me. Houston Was A Segregated Society, As Was Texas As A Whole - Some Of It By Law, A Lot Of It By Fear And Tradition. But There Was No Violence Where I Lived, And If There Was Hate, It Was Either Concealed From Me Or I Just Didn't Recognize It.

Always Marry A Woman From Texas. No Matter How Tough Things Get, She's Seen Tougher.

Americans Are Once Again Looking Outward

I'm Proud To Say I've Never Been Anybody's Lapdog.