Truth

Today has been a day about truth for me.

I gave a presentation to a group of about 35 high school students about localizing big national stories. During this presentation, I presented them what I believe the goal of every reporter should be: to be a provider of truth above anything else.

I covered a pair of news stories in which it was my job to find the truth so it could be in tomorrow's paper.

But the biggest one came about half an hour ago, when I told a girl the truth about how I felt about her, and then she told me the truth in her response.

What that response was is between me and her (unless she tells), but I will say this:

The truth really does set you free, and I only wish I'd said it sooner.