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. . . Dan Rather does a good job outlining the major cause.



Thomas Jefferson said that a democracy cannot function without an informed electorate. News is supposed to inform the electorate. When it does not, we get, well, what we have now.

By definition, "corporate news" is either an oxymoron or a press release.


Hat-tip to sunfell.

I have books. I am, however, a cheap bastard, so I've never invested in "nice" bookshelves. As a result, I sometimes fashion plywood shelving and not bother to finish it because it is, after all, plywood, or out of desparation I spring for some Ikea monstrosity and call it good. Sadly, because these are Ikea monstrosities, I never buy enough shelves for my books, leaving most of them in boxes in the attic. I vowed long ago to actually do as my sister and brother-in-law do, buy nice wood and take some time with all the power tools I have cluttering the garage, but I don't. Why? Again, I am cheap.

Almost a year ago a solution ( was literally dumped on my lawn. )