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Voice . 20 years. 20 years from being from finishing university, and thinking im out in the world, and now im going to write, and 20 years before i could write anything that looked to me like a book. Im tempted to ask, then, what kept you. That is what many people asked. Especially those who thought i would never be a novelist anyway. And i worried, myself, about it. My father used to say, well, where is it, then . That spurred me on. That must have annoyed you. I think my problem was that perhaps a bit over educated. I had been educated to revere the classic so much, to revere dh lawrence and...

Im stephen sackur. Is the way we use words changing . Most of us probably write less than we used to, read less than we used to, and spend far more time staring at screens and tapping out messages. Does it matter to our relationships, our politics, our culture . Well, my guest today is conviced it does. Howard jacobsons meditations on life, love, jewishness, and a whole lot more have won him awards, including the man booker prize. But is he an artist swimming against an irresistible cultural tide . Howard jacobson, welcome to hardtalk. I am delighted to be here. Thank you for having me on. I w...

I respect the flag very much, and they dont. Reporter it happened so quickly, not even the store owner realized it until she looked out. That store just caught on fire like last summer and they just rebuilt it. They put their hard money and work in it. Reporter fo here, its a symbolism of the destructive act that hurts the neighborhood. Why cant people express themselves in certain ways . This is not the way to do it. Reporter no one is sure who put the flag up. Burning a flag is not an illegal act but could carry a charge of destruction of property or setting a fire a marine was arrested for ...

Her they raised three kids together. And worked the family farm side by side. The morning of june 19th. Began like any other. 15 37 43 the morning of her death, she said billy do we have time to get coffee and i said, sure, the two drove to milo to get decaf for him. The real stuff for her. Afterwards, bill dropped shirley off at the house. To haul a load of grain. 15 38 00 i said honey, ill see you between 11 and 11 30 and she was standing there waving at me as i went out of the drive and thats the last time i seen her alive 09 that morning, shirley was gunned down at their home in lacona. He...

Today strong winds could cause more problems. Heres a look at Road Conditions as of right now. As you can see. Things are partially covered through much of central iowa. Channel 13s josh nguyen joins us live now from interstate 235 where roads were slick overnight. Governor branstad hands his list of todos to lawmakers today. Hell deliver the condition of the state address from the House Chamber at ten this morning. But president ial hopeful Carly Fiorina heads to des moines to celebrate the new session. Shell be at the iowa state Historical Building tonight for a welcome back party. The event...