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Online News (MM #2878)

Now that we can get news delivered directly to our phone we truly have greater access to the world. But as we all know, online news usually only delivers the news we want not the news we need…

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Lottery (MM #2773)

The Mega Millions just had it’s first Billion Dollar winner. But have you ever notice that lottery jackpot are only big news leading up to the drawing?

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A Little Good News (MM #2610)

Are news reports depressing you?  It truly doesn’t matter if the news is from around the world or across the US. And like many people, I yearn for a little good news every now and then. But of course what I think is good news is likely different than what you think…

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Craziest News (MM #2142)

There are been a lot of crazy things in the news recently. But I think I read the craziest news I’ve seen in a long time yesterday! And this news had nothing to do with politics…

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Pet Adoption (MM #1775)

We all know the importance of pet adoption. But when a celebrity adopts a dog or cat is it news? Is it even celebrity news? Or are the news outlets just grasping for attention? I think we all know the answer to that…

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Accepting Refugees (MM #1702)

So much is going on around the world. Of course everyone’s talking about the massacre in Paris. But in addition to that everyone (and I do mean everyone) seems to have an opinion on the US accepting refugees from Syria. It’s an amazingly complex issue with more questions than answers…

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The Rebel Flag (MM #1559)

Most people that know me, know that I usually have an opinion, right or wrong on almost everything. Recently the topic of the Rebel flag has come to the forefront of the news cycle, but it’s not the first time. This discussion has been going on for many years…

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Misremembering (MM #1421)

Misremembering. It’s a word that we’ve heard an awful lot over the last week or so. And it all surrounds NBC News anchor Brian Williams misremembering some very major details…

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Private Space (MM #1280)

A saw a story on the news last week that was pretty important, but due to all the other news happening in our world got lost in the shuffle. And I think it’s actually pretty important even though it isn’t as sensational as the other stories…

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A World View (MM #1237)

News and politics have always interested me even though I’m not the most political person around. But lately, for some reason people have been coming up to me to talk world news and politics…

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