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 tolstoy and dostoevsky and dickens. If i could be them, i didnt want to be anyone. So you wanted to be literary. Perhaps you were not confident in your own take on the world and your own voice, that it was worth listening to . Dead right. If what you had been reading was the great writers, and i revered them, and you think you do not measure up to that. At 18 and 25, i did not measure up to dosto
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 want to ask you to reflect on a long writing career. How long, do you think, it took to you to find your own authentic writers 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. Es
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 choking his uber driver. Max sweeney is pleading no contest after prosecutors say he choked the driver as he was driving down i95 in april. He initially blamed the behavior on drinking. Now his lawyer is citing ptsd. Hell be sentenced in december. One person is getting rabies shots after a woodchuck chased them. It was put down and Officials Say keep dogs on a leash and watch your children, and le
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. Her killer is still on the loose. Bill waited for an arrest. But the weeks turned into months and each month was harder than the last. 15 37 47 i dont like to wake up about her and its so real 59 15 32 53 part of my heart is missing. It is. Big part of me went with her 08 with a heavy heart. He filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man he says killed his wife jason carter, his youngest son. Ron
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 begins at 530. A handful of other candidates makes stops in iowa today as well. For the republicans. Rick santorum, jeb bush, Mike Huckabee, and donald trump. And Hillary Clinton represents the democrats with stops in ames and eastern iowa. Minority voters have a better sense of how Hillary Clinton would fight for them. For two hours. She, bernie sanders, and Martin Omalley faced off inside drake