Lessons Learned in Loss by Brian North  The news of Peter
Jennings' death shocked most in America. The 67-year-old looked
decades younger than his age, and his booming voice with the
touch of a British accent acquired from his youth in Canada
seemed like it would go on forever. But lung cancer took the
life of Jennings over the weekend, and we lost more than just a
public figure who appeared on our TV's every night at 6:30.
News and sports anchors are viewed by the public as talking
heads; people with a forum for a few minutes a day to try to
explain the world's events. Some anchors only read what's in
front of them, doing little research, and understanding less. If
you have watched any of the life tributes to Jennings over the
last few days, you realize how involved he was. He never let a
story air that he wasn't fully educated on.  Jennings was
blessed with charisma and good looks, but also blessed with a
determination and work ethic to get the story, and get it done
right. Jennings traveled the world and