I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing read more

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

There will not be a new target for the eradication of polio. Every country in the world could stop polio read more

There will not be a new target for the eradication of polio. Every country in the world could stop polio by the end of 2005 save Nigeria. Basically the world, at the start of 2006, will look at who is late, and work to make that process move faster.

This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?

This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?

[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian read more

[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian and Carlton best-and-fairest winner in 1999, is believed to have told the club that he intends to retire but has been persuaded by Sheedy to reconsider.] Sheeds wanted him to stay and even James Hird spoke with him, ... They wanted him to go another year.

There are things to learn in the reviews of how primary schools and nurseries alert parents of child absences. That read more

There are things to learn in the reviews of how primary schools and nurseries alert parents of child absences. That is on-going.

In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going read more

In this new system, the star players have to be star players. If they aren't, you are probably not going to be successful.

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors read more

Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors interested in McClatchy, frankly. But with this merger, McClatchy becomes the most interesting name in the group. It goes from an interesting little niche story to a major story.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.