My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and read more

My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have. So, from that standpoint, there is some truth and good in everything.

Any community that fails to prepare -- with the expectation that the federal government can or will offer a lifeline read more

Any community that fails to prepare -- with the expectation that the federal government can or will offer a lifeline -- will be tragically wrong.

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music - not only across read more

This year's nominations are a true reflection of the diversity that currently exists in Latin music - not only across genres but across generations as well.

We do something like this every year. Then this catastrophe hit, and it seemed like the obvious choice to help.

We do something like this every year. Then this catastrophe hit, and it seemed like the obvious choice to help.

There were a lot of players expecting a special dividend -- myself included -- and that is a bit of read more

There were a lot of players expecting a special dividend -- myself included -- and that is a bit of a disappointment.

[The FTC is beginning to require] a lot more when they have a problem, ... They are going to make read more

[The FTC is beginning to require] a lot more when they have a problem, ... They are going to make sure one of these doesn't slip through the cracks.

The first element of greatness is fundamental humbleness (this should not be confused with servility); the second is freedom from read more

The first element of greatness is fundamental humbleness (this should not be confused with servility); the second is freedom from self; the third is intrepid courage, which, taken in its widest interpretation, generally goes with truth; and the fourth /the power to love /although I have put it last, is the rarest.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

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.