tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post1486573336623570327..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Burying One's Head in the SandMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-3666492007699605132011-02-02T16:11:54.785-06:002011-02-02T16:11:54.785-06:00Yes, it's good to be informed, but I take ever...Yes, it's good to be informed, but I take every story with a bucket of salt. I used to fly reporters around and watch them make up news on the spot. My favorite was the reporter, standing in an open field, saying he was surrounded my insurgents, but we couldn't see them because they were camouflaged.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-39984160195293105972011-02-02T11:34:25.043-06:002011-02-02T11:34:25.043-06:00Case in point was our blizzard that's just win...Case in point was our blizzard that's just winding down. Warnings were all over the radio and TV about when it would come, and don't be on the roads, etc., yet some drivers still drove out and got stuck for hours on end. I understand when it's an emergency, but all those people couldn't have been in emergency situations. I call them stubborn.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-69333210740699254292011-02-02T09:50:30.840-06:002011-02-02T09:50:30.840-06:00Oh, and I meant to say, thanks for all your great ...Oh, and I meant to say, thanks for all your great opinions.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-38946918553223421902011-02-02T09:50:00.237-06:002011-02-02T09:50:00.237-06:00We got three newspapers when I was a kid growing u...We got three newspapers when I was a kid growing up, mom read them all faithfully, dad not so much, but got the relevant facts from mom. We always listened to the news on the radio, and of course, back in the day, there were tne newsreels at the movies. (They scared me because I knew what I saw was real.)<br /><br />We get two newspapers and watch the 5 o'clock news most nights, though I've usually seen most of it via the Internet.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-65399592381970424932011-02-01T22:14:17.853-06:002011-02-01T22:14:17.853-06:00I'm a news junkie. World news, sports, science...I'm a news junkie. World news, sports, science, weather. I want to know what's going on.Mark Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746027017657987261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-4071715517881254712011-02-01T15:49:44.401-06:002011-02-01T15:49:44.401-06:00I don't watch TV news because those pretty man...I don't watch TV news because those pretty mannequins are only saying what their bosses told them to say. I ignore political speeches -- including the President's -- because it's all self-serving. I read newspapers because I want to know what's going on in the world, but I can pick and choose which topics matter to me. Then I can research it and get ALL the facts. I can't imagine anyone not wanting to know what's going on.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-39827070725266640532011-02-01T15:35:33.564-06:002011-02-01T15:35:33.564-06:00I have family members who prefer the "head-in...I have family members who prefer the "head-in-the-sand" approach to news. I thinks it's far better to know what is going on locally, nationally, and internationally so as to be reasonably informed/prepared. <br /><br />I was a journalism major back in college so I see very clearly the media bias and games that the alphabet media (abc, cbs, nbc, msnbc, etc.) are engaged in. <br /><br />It's shameful and I don't like their tactics/agendas, but I still review all media sources and try to pull out some truth even if there isn't much there to be pulled.S R R Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859536779916250970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73183821409815969502011-02-01T15:12:36.543-06:002011-02-01T15:12:36.543-06:00While I agree that staying informed is an importan...While I agree that staying informed is an important aspect of a good defense, I can understand why someone would prefer to ignore the news. There are newscasters who make a good living reporting on nothing but the evil that happens to women and children on a nationwide level. The news is so hyped with all the bad stuff that happens on an hour by hour basis, filtering the sensationalism from reality can become overwhelming to some.G Thomas Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361014776277594636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-69664972575800083492011-02-01T14:57:02.399-06:002011-02-01T14:57:02.399-06:00I'm the better to be prepared type of person. ...I'm the better to be prepared type of person. My mother died at the age of 47 of cancer that started in her breast. I had limited family history, so I was able to get genetic testing done to see if I had the mutated gene that showed I was at a high risk for developing breast cancer. If the test had come back positive, I would have had some tough decisions to make.<br /><br /><br />One of my sisters was curious about the test and had been considering having it done herself. The other doesn't want to know if she is going to get sick. I don't understand that kind of thinking, but perhaps it's because my girls are still so little that I need to make sure I do my part to stay healthy.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73172290180040411732011-02-01T13:10:23.450-06:002011-02-01T13:10:23.450-06:00I also grew up in Los Angeles and read newspapers ...I also grew up in Los Angeles and read newspapers from an early age, which may have influenced my eventual career as a journalist. Having reported on the news for years, it would be impossible for me to stick my head in the sand, oblivious to what's going on in the world. Especially now.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com