By Jefferson Flanders
We’re constantly reminded how dramatically our media and information choices have expanded in the Age of Google, and yet there are important stories that don’t get the coverage they deserve during the course of a year.
As 2010 ends, I’ve identified five stories that were slighted by the mainstream media—two of which could be […]

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The President just authorized a regulation to pay doctors to discuss end of life counseling during your yearly physical.
Well, good. I doubt any doc can do a true “in depth” discussion of end of life issues at the end of a 45 minute yearly physical, but since I’ve rarely been paid for the many long […]

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Two years ago the names Chuck and Dale Ingram were not ones I had ever heard of. They rum a small Bail Bonding company in Palatka, Florida. Chucks Bail Bonds actually came on my radar through the sad and frustrating search for Haleigh Cummings.
Although Chuck’s Bail Bonds was not involved directly with the case, they […]

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Page Murdock is a deputy U.S. Marshall in Montana in 1884. He has done a lot of things over the years but not once has he gone undercover as a preacher. That is about to change as Judge Harlan A. Blackthorne wants him to do just that and to do it in Texas Panhandle town […]

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Written by Dallas, Texas resident Mark Oristano, A Sportscaster’s Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America’s Favorite Game is designed to be your very basic guide to football. While much of the discussion centers on the pro game, the explanations will also in many places apply to the college game and high school as well. This […]

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If scarves, hats, etc., are now a bit boring, maybe it is time to knit toys as Anna Hrachovec says in her introduction titled “Welcome to Mochimochi Land!” You can knit a blob and add eyes to it to make a small something as she did in the beginning. However, you can quickly go beyond […]

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Ever apply for insurance of any kind? There is always a litany of paperwork and the process is always frustrating and somewhat demeaning. Insurer’s applications feel invasive and ask questions that require information that you may not even tell your mom.
What’s worse is they have to be given to another person who you often do […]

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