[Jennings, a high school dropout known for his handsome face and urbane delivery on World News Tonight , was always] self-conscious about his good looks and his lack of education, ... He spent his adult life soaking up knowledge.

[Jennings, ABC's chief news anchor for more than 20 years, was also] famously attracted to women, ... Even so, he only married four of them.

He and I joked...that between the two of us, we'd put in 83 years at ABC News.

The world is locked into a state of cyber dependency

The Internet, as we now know it, carries a trove of inherent dangers. Those dangers are just beginning to reveal themselves, and their scale and scope may someday call into question our easy acceptance of its benefits.

Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail ­ as you surely will ­ adjust your lives, not the standards.