National Politics

Local Politics

Truth vs Lies

It takes courage as a news executive to stand up to your boss who is trying to bend news coverage.  It is hard to tell your stars to cut it out!

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business

News You Can Lose

Being an advocate is not only accepted in some newsrooms, it is precisely why some journalists have been hired.  
That needs to stop.

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Local Politics

In Name Only

Hey everyone who voted for Kathy Hochul for New York Governor, guess what?  Less than a month into her term, she has a new boss! 

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education

Are We Blind?

What happened last week in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is as bad as what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 when the neo-Nazis, the KKK and other white supremacists marched through the University of Virginia campus chanting “Jews will not replace us.”  

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National Politics

Driving Me Nuts!

Maybe being totally oblivious is a good thing.  Then people like Prince Harry wouldn’t drive me nuts!

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Local Politics

The Santos Fiasco

I hope the news leaders in New York realize they got beat bad, real bad. They are actually complicit in allowing a pathological liar to get elected to Congress right under their noses.  They dropped the ball, bigly.  

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journalism

News Messiah

It’s about time for friendwithoutbenefits.com to interrupt my regular programming to reveal my news wish for the New Year.  

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baseball

NY’s “Giants”

In the midst of this holiday season, there are three “giants” who’ve stomped their way into http://Friendwithoutbenefits.com.

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