We stand by our reporters and the reporting they did.

We stand by the reporting that Mark and Lance did throughout this story and in all the stories that were published in the paper. And if and when Mr. Conte speaks further about this, I'm sure we'll report about that as well.

As a rule there is one thing you can always count on in our job — popularity. There are plenty of disadvantages I grant you, but you are liked and respected. Ring people up any hour of the day or night, butt into their houses uninvited make them answer a string of damn fool questions when they want to do something else — they like it. Always a smile and the best of everything for the gentlemen of the Press.

It was a very collaborative process - all peaceful,

Nancy Scott was worldly, funny and gritty in her approach to her work, ... She had a fine sense of outrage that gave her writing and her personality great vibrancy.

Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.