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How Would You Grade Our Schools?
How do you feel about the schools in your community? How would you grade the nation’s schools? How many of you would award your child’s school an A, B, or perhaps an F? The Gallup organization has been polling Americans about their … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Gallup, Media Bias, Perpetual problem, Schools
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On the Closing of Parks and Bridge Lanes
What is unexpected about this photograph? It’s Yosemite National Park on a pleasant Sunday afternoon in the fall, but that is not unusual. It is a beautiful scene, one enjoyed by millions of visitors each year, but that is neither … Continue reading
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Tagged confirmation bias, Dysfunctional Government, Media Bias
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Perspective
Keeping our perspective when flooded with breaking news alerts, well-crafted talking points, juicy sound bites, screaming headlines, and 140-character tweets, among other insults, requires effort. Every single day we are assaulted with a torrent of sensationalism to grab our attention. It includes purposeful … Continue reading
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On Being Human and Biased
Last I checked, all newspaper, radio, Internet, and television reporters are human. The same holds true for commentators, bloggers, editors, publishers, photographers, videographers, and the guy or gal that delivers your paper. Being human, they have world views, attitudes, passions, slants, frustrations, … Continue reading →