Politicians of the Reagan era scuttled a time-honored tradition. They gutted the media doctrines of fairness, equal time and anti-monopoly practices. They said they were spreading democracy. Actually...

So symptomatic of his life, it seems there’s not been much notice this year of the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s greatest authors, Herman Melville. There has already...

When fall comes down off the shelf The sighing souls of leaves Once green with milk Of early summer mornings Slip into coats of many colors Then give up the ghost, go off Where there was...

Twenty-six years ago, computer entrepreneur Mitch Kapor and I worked on a PBS pilot together. He was the brains behind the camera and the host in front of it. I was the producer. It was about the...

If there’s one benefit of passing 75, it’s the right to keep your shoes on going through airport security. Not sure there’s an age limit on belt removal. I still find myself...

I was the editor of my high school newspaper in Denver, Colorado — the East High Spotlight. As a graduation gift, my parents joined forces with the staff and my journalism teacher to create a...

Because Emily Dickinson lay in wait      she could not stop,           she kept right on writing Writing even on some days      just to...

It’s June which means it is time for high school and college grads to swamp the job market. So here are a few words of wisdom on one way to gain that gainful employment — an example of...

When Paula Lyons was young, single and adventuresome, she went on a whim to Buenos Aires. She got a job teaching at the American School and stayed two years. My idea of adventure is to find and turn...

Recently I heard author-producer Vicki Riskin at the Gazette’s Tuesdays in the Newsroom. With a down-to-earth vivacity she told tales of growing up in Hollywood while she promoted her new...