During my school visits, I really enjoy the feedback I get from them much more than anything I might tell say to them.
Point of view is present in anything I write, but I really try to let the subject and facts speak for themselves.
As an investigative reporter, I'm trying to uncover things and expose them to create a dialogue.
Today the U.S. government can demand the nation-wide recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber toy cows. But it cannot order a meatpacking company to remove contaminated, potentially lethal ground beef from fast food kitchens and supermarket shelves.
Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But thats where an interesting conversation begins.
McDonald's has been extraordinary at site selection; it was a pioneer in studying the best places for retail locations. One of the things it did is study very carefully where sprawl was headed.
One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends.
The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.
By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.
