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LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN
The U.S. Treasury did not default. Gabby Giffords returned to Capitol Hill and rallied her House colleagues on the importance of unity. And it looks like our grandchildren will be paying off our nation’s debt. Good news breaking all around (at least for many of us who have been supporting adult children and have no problem learning they may one day have to do the same.)
Will checkbook journalism go the way of Joe Camel?
Ever an optimist, I am a great believer in our flawed institutions and the flawed people who run them. After all, during my lifetime I’ve seen the most radical reforms. Among my favorites: big Tobacco brought to its knees, forced to pay $368 billion in health-related damages and retire Joe Camel. That was right up there with the break up of the Bell Telephone monopoly and the fall of communism.
In the realm of anything is possible, it now appears Ben Sherwood is saving ABC News — if not its ratings, at least its integrity. Swimming fiercely against the current, the new ABC News boss has announced the end of the scandalous practice of writing large checks for competitive news interviews under the guise of “licensing fees” for photos or video. See? If you wait (or live) long enough, the things you care about the most will turn out okay. Read the rest of this entry »
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