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.

This was genuine fear - fear born of experience of a man that was mean and ugly, not crazy, but read more

This was genuine fear - fear born of experience of a man that was mean and ugly, not crazy, but mean and ugly.

No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die read more

No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.

I was very pleased with the way the team played, especially they way they hustled and dove on defense. You read more

I was very pleased with the way the team played, especially they way they hustled and dove on defense. You can't ask for anything more. Sometimes the breaks don't go your way. We still have a chance to make the playoffs. We just have to win out from here. It's going to be a good test for the team.

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles read more

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

I knew what I was getting into. Routes, things like that, making sure I'm in shape, that's what they're looking read more

I knew what I was getting into. Routes, things like that, making sure I'm in shape, that's what they're looking for. ... I need to get in and out of cuts ASAP. I need to be as good at that as possible.

I was shocked; I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,

I was shocked; I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,

I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding,

I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding,

Parenthood is one long exercise in relinquishing control -- or the illusion that we ever had it. Postparenthood is about read more

Parenthood is one long exercise in relinquishing control -- or the illusion that we ever had it. Postparenthood is about acceptance.