Grimm Tidings
I would have noted these earlier save that I didn't want to get in trouble with King Features Syndicate.
View ArticleWhere Do You Get Your News?
I do record the ABC evening program, but fast forward through more and more of it.
View ArticleCheeta: The Wrong Chimp
You'll see not only that the details of a chimp living far longer than usual just don't add up, but why the narrative was conjured up.
View ArticlePicking columnists like one picks comic strips
For me, I enjoy the balance of commentary.
View ArticleFox News Explains Why Presidents Can’t Control Gas Prices
And FOX News is right! From HERE.
View ArticleThe chief spy, who loves household appliances
As someone who finds the EZ Pass on the Thruway disconcerting, Petraus' enthusiasm does not fill me with confidence.
View ArticleWhat’s relevant (and not) in a Times Union crime story
I was reading this story on the Times Union website. It was your basic Man arrested after flashing gun story, I will concede the first five paragraphs. Note paragraph 6: “Bryant lives at 117 Grand St.,...
View ArticleA second chance at the national political news
NBC's Chuck Todd mentioned, in some detail, three points in this Paul Ryan controversy. If you only watched ABC that night, though, you would have been oblivious to the issue.
View ArticleNPR alters Gillibrand profile: no more “girlie” voice
The whole affair led some, including NPR affiliate North Country Public Radio in upstate New York, to ask if the portrayal of Gillibrand was sexist.
View ArticleDOMA is only partially dead
So many complain, rightly, of an uninformed, or ill-informed, public, so the informers ought to get it right.
View ArticleTulsa newspaper website now disallows anonymous comments
Anonymity has led to mean, profane, crude, racist, sexist and outrageous personal attacks.
View ArticleThe 2013 quiz
So you think that you've got troubles? Well, trouble's a bubble, So tell old Mr. Trouble to "Get lost!".
View ArticleAin’t that good news?
I invite any blogger so inclined to post the positive side of something the news media reported negatively on Monday January 13th, 20th or 27th (or all three).
View ArticleEver get quoted in the paper and not recognize yourself?
Dan Van Riper said, "The Hearst Rag LIED. She clearly told them we are paying less and getting more coverage..."
View Article“The plane is missing. We still don’t know where it is. We’ll update you when...
The media once again proves that line from reporter Jack Germond : "We're not paid to say 'I don't know' even when we don't know."
View ArticleMaya Angelou
Maya Angelou was just this FORCE, her speaking voice like music, her wisdom and compassion evident in every sentence. F
View ArticleVery bad news, but wear your floppy hats
Elaine Stritch was, as they used to say, a pistol.
View ArticleWhat 7 1/2 years without a raise at the Times Union means
"I work hard all the time (for the Times Union), but I don't think I am valued by the company. "
View ArticleJohn Oliver spotlights newspaper journalism
On 'Last Week Tonight,' John Oliver shows a commitment to accuracy and truth, but he couldn't care less about balance.
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