Chapter 19Ashley THE PORTAL HAD provided surprises but thus far no real clues. As I had promised, I'd saved my media question for a day Natalie could join me. The day before I'd told George and waited for him to consider saying no, until he registered that she reported for a local newspaper. “I don't know what's happened to you. You're like that young man I hired ten years ago, not the one you've become.” Natalie chatted with my next class when I walked in. Seniors, with a lot of attitude. “So, we have with us, as you already know, a person who is well-qualified to do battle with today's question. Natalie Johnston works as a reporter for the paper here, and has serious media credentials including magazines and New York newspapers. Let's get started. The First Amendment provides for fre

