Writing Is The Rock On Which Everything

Music Is Important. It Says Things You Heart Can't Say Any Other Way, And In A Language Everyone Speaks. Music Crosses Borders, Turns Smiles Into Frowns, And Vice Versa. These Observations Are Shared With A Hope: That, When Schools Cut Back On Music Classes, They Really Think About What They're Doing - And Don't Take Music For Granted.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Al Gore Officially Introduced His History-making Running Mate Today, Senator Joseph Lieberman Of Connecticut....in Their First Joint Appearance They Gave A Preview Of The Gore-lieberman Fight-back, Comeback Strategy. Their Message: They Represent The Future, Not The Past, And They Are The Ticket Of High Moral Standards Most In Tune With Real Mainstream America.

Foreign News Is Considered An Expletive. Thoughtfully Written Analysis Is Out, 'live Pops' Are In. 'action Jackson' Is The Cry. Hire Lookers, Not Writers. Do Powder Puff, Not Probing Interviews. Stay Away From Controversial Subjects. Kiss Ass, Move With The Mass, And For Heaven And Rating's Sake, Don't Make Anybody Mad- - Certainly Not Anybody You're Covering, And Especially Not The Mayor, The Governor, The Senator, The President Or The Vice-president Or Anybody In A Position Of Power. Make Nice, Not News.

There Was A Time In South Africa That People Would Put Flaming Tires Around Peoples' Necks If They Dis-sented. And In Some Ways The Fear Is That You Will Be Necklaced Here, You Will Have A Flaming Tire Of Lack Of Patriotism Put Around Your Neck. Now It Is That Fear That Keeps Journalists From Asking The Toughest Of The Tough Questions... And Again, I Am Humbled To Say, I Do Not Except Myself From This Criticism.

Those Market Researchers... Are Playing Games With You And Me And With This Entire Country. Their So-called Samples Of Opinion Are No More Accurate Or Reliable Than My Grandmother's Big Toe Was When It Came To Predicting The Weather.