“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” Arthur Miller, American playwright Watching the news in the last few weeks has been sobering. No matter how you look at it, America and, indeed, the world are not in their finest hour. As writing news is what I do for a living, however,… Continue reading Life 101: 4 lessons from the news
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Is it time to ‘give up?’
“It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.” Steve Goodier, inspirational writer If America had a universal religion, one of the top tenets of the faith would be, "Never give up." Whatever our color or nation of origin, we are frontiersmen -- determined to the bone. But,… Continue reading Is it time to ‘give up?’
Do you need to be Stephen King?
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Ernest Hemingway, American author It seems a lot of people are either writing a book or thinking about writing a book. It's as much a national past-time as plotting a way to make it onto The Voice or America's… Continue reading Do you need to be Stephen King?
Location, location, location
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” George R.R. Martin, American novelist and screenwriter It is 95 degrees this afternoon. Everything I didn't want to do today is done, as are a few of the things I actually did want to do. So,… Continue reading Location, location, location
Real patriots need news
“How we react to the tragedy of one small person accurately reflects our attitude towards a whole nationality, and increasing the numbers doesn't change much.” Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist, murdered in 2006 Do some journalists report from a political slant? Yes. Do some journalists wallow in the most gruesome, salacious types of news for ratings?… Continue reading Real patriots need news
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 