TV coverage of Trump hush money trial is laughable. Don’t believe me? Listen to John Stewart..

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Trial coverage is an example of broadcast “news” inability to play it straight, to cut back on the drama and actually used a functional definition of what news is. If Continue Reading →

George is saying farewell to writing a weekly column but like most writers, he probably won’t just fade away…

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Note from Rich Heiland, emptyingmybrain… For almost 60 years, George S. Smith worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, investigative journalist, newspaper association executive, travel writer, higher education instructor, motivational speaker, Continue Reading →

Some random thoughts on a snowy Saturday morning…

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         It’s snowing outside, I’ve got a warm cup of coffee and just gone done with the morning papers and on-line news….so…. I thought after the Kansas Citymass  shootingsI’d write a post about Continue Reading →

Tuesday is an off-year election, but it’s a critical one. Far-right forces are trying to take over every level of government from judges to county and township offices to school boards.

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The best way to ensure our democracy survives these troubled times is not to support any candidate running as under the Republican label, given how that party has endorsed MAGA Continue Reading →