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My Way or the Highway
I have come to the conclusion that any broadcast news is going to be full of content that is designed to help listeners think their are being informed when in reality there is no substance to the content. Usually the … Continue reading
Carter’s Race Card
When I heard the news this morning that Jimmy Carter thinks Obama critics are racist, my initial reaction was to reject the idea. Then I decided that it was only fair to consider the idea before choosing to accept or … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National
Tagged current events, discourse, issues, Jimmy Carter, media
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Re-Founding America
photo credit: Why Tuesday? I don’t pay attention to talk radio because even though I am very conservative I find that the conservative perspective shared on talk radio is generally laced with too much thoughtless and inflammatory perspective that is … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National
Tagged connections, Downsize DC, Elevated, liberty, patriotism
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My Experience as an Example of Old and New Media
I realized after writing earlier this morning about the way new media is changing the news that my experience was a perfect example of the way that old and new media can interact to augment each other. It also pointed … Continue reading
How New Media is Changing News
Yesterday Holly asked if print media was on its way out. She was quoting from an article by Dave Duffy about the decline of newspapers and the rise of citizen journalism. In it he apparently made this hopeful statement: I … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Local
Tagged blogging, connections, media, Press Bloggers, reactions
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I Pledge
With all the uproar over the showing of this video to elementary students I have been asked to weigh in on the video and whether it was appropriate to show it to the students. Of course others will have their … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National, technology
Tagged civic participation, discourse, media, public service, reactions
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Wash Your Hands
[quote]Dr. Peter Pronovost sought to reduce the incidence of hospital-borne infections by promoting a simple checklist of ICU procedures governing physician hand-washing and other sterilization procedures. Hospitals implementing Pronovost’s checklist had enjoyed almost instantaneous success, reducing hospital-infection rates by two-thirds … Continue reading
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Tagged connections, Elevated, health care, issues, legislation
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The Economic Bill of Rights
During his final State of the Union address Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke about what he said could be considered a second bill of rights which may be referred to as The Economic Bill of Rights. In his address he said … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National
Tagged Bill of Rights, documents, economics, government, health care, history
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Constitutional Amendment 22
Off and on in various circles the idea of mandating term limits for various elected officials is discussed with varying degrees of interest. I wonder if many of these discussions would exist in the absence of the 22nd Amendment. No … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National
Tagged amendments, Constitution, documents, history, term limits
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Government Can’t Do Charity
Those pushing the need for health care reform spend a lot of time talking about the uninsured and the many unfortunate people who cannot or will not afford to pay for health care. (Mostly they talk about the “cannot pay” … Continue reading
Posted in culture, National
Tagged Elevated, government, health care, ideal, liberty, money, religion, thoughts
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