today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!
Quote for today … “Everybody needs to grow up. We’re not in high school.” – Comment following Middletown citizen, in this PennLive article about the elected public servants flap in Middletown. [NOTE: Middletown’s council meeting has lots of microphones in use during meetings.]
- Winter is not coldest ever; last year was colder … and less snow! – PennLive
- Tonight, though: “DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.”
- No surprise party picks announced – Lancaster Online [See the opinion about who gets picked for office in yesterday’s post.]
- Political party primer: “Although other parties do exist in the United States, the Democratic and Republican parties dominate the government. In many ways, the two-party system is beneficial for promoting the public good. However, it is also criticized for its disadvantages.” – Education Portal.com
- Found this comment at an Internet site topical, and sadly accurate: “Everything is a shill nowadays. Bah. Every article about a movie in Time is about a Warner picture. Dateline is a shill for NBC shows, the local news on every network is a shill for that network’s shows. Every reality show’s results still constitutes ‘news.’ Stupid media concentration. Lousy deregulation…mutter mutter mutter.”
- Particularly noticeable with the repetitive overhype about the “40 years of Saturday Night Live” on NBC Nightly News.
- “Massive corporations dominate the U.S. media landscape.” – freepress.net
- Get ready for $10 oil: “So look for more big declines in crude oil and related energy prices.” – BloombergView
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