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LETTER – Unverified information should not be presented as the news

November 4, 2024 // 13 Comments

Mel I just returned from a month-long trip to Europe, and read your Oct 10 response to my e-mail where you accuse me of bullying you with long responses when I comment on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Bernie and his mittens give us something to smile about

January 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BAD NEWS ON THE Bernie Sanders apparel front. The mittens are sold out and so are his ‘Bernie’ sweatshirts. Who’d have thought a photo [Continue]

GINTA – We ought to do screen time right because so much depends on it

September 27, 2020 // 1 Comment

CAN YOU IMAGINE TODAY’S WORLD, your world, without internet and social media? Some may not have a Facebook, Instagram or Twitter account but pretty much everyone now has an [Continue]

PETERS – Social media killed nuance and replaced it with the ‘take’

May 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

I WOULD HATE TO BE RUNNING a high school debate club in 2020. Normally, I’m squarely in the camp of ‘the good old days were mostly bad.’ But one thing that seems to get [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yes, Virginia, there is a pandemic; it’s not just media hype

March 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘THE HONEYMOON PHASE’ is an odd way to describe what’s going on with COVID-19 right now but it describes the public’s attitude to [Continue]

GINTA – Social media platforms vs. people: a case of suffering ethics

February 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

IN THEORY, IT SOUNDS NICE: make a social media platform where friends and family can stay in touch by sharing life bits and photos; organize get-togethers and spread the word [Continue]