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Comment Where to begin... (Score 1) 536

I recall in the 70's, Mom home by 3:30 (teacher), Dad home by 5 (engineer). Mom worked on dinner when she got in...Dad got home, they would sit and talk together, then we would have dinner. 6:30 and Dad was watching Walter Chronkite while we did the dishes. Fast forward to today: With my 11 yo son and my wife, we are lucky to eat dinner by 8pm. The first shot of any news on the tube is the 10pm news show, and mainly for headlines and the weather updates for the upcoming day (in Mass, snow?, etc). Face it; RSS feeds, cell phone updates, a computer everywhere - what is the "Evening News" going to tell me other than what slant the network broadcasting is taking on a particular subject (IE: Why I need to bail out those who took mortgages they can't pay). I read what I want, and read multiple sources and gather my own opinion. Talking heads ? Soon to all be on a News Anchor Realty Show...

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