Preview of sample national content prior to launch with local content.

Newest material always added at top (updated March 11, 2020)


OUR VISION: Like USA Today in one respect – national content with some local content -- but of course MORE local content, generated by local editors. As to general (national) content, it will not be youth-oriented nor “click bait” in nature, but hopefully of a more
adult, substantive, nourishing nature.

Think somewhere between The Sun Magazine and New Yorker, but not quite as "sophisticated" or specialized as either one! (That’s a goal, anyhow). Look at this very preliminary smattering of material, and see what you think! Perhaps we can work together!

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US health system costs four times more to run than Canada's single-payer system

Can local papers make a comeback?

 

 

Every American family basically pays an $8,000 ‘poll tax’
under the U.S. health system, top economists say

 

 

Old Lady Feeds Squirrels With Marionette of Herself

 

 

"The Humane Middle"

 

 Andrew Cuomo on Hate in America

 

A year inside a growing US terrorist movement

 

Living in her car, she was afraid and harassed.
Then she found unexpected refuge

 

Democracy depends on saving local newspapers

Jack Ma Says U.S. Wasted Trillions On Warfare
Instead Of Investing In Itself

 

 

via GIPHY

"Yes, I'll Take the Window Seat"

Hall of Fame inductee Champ Bailey makes an unexpected plea (video):

Jimmy Carter tribute song racks up 144k Facebook views 

Iraqi-American actor jumps from “The Hurt Locker” to his own starring role
(exclusive HOWLER interview)


Outed spy Valerie Plame on the rising national security establishment (video)

AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE
And why he calls his project “Pitchfork Economics”
Short excerpt of PEACE TALKS RADIO interview with Nick Hanauer.
Not sure if he's affiliated with Patriotic Millionaires who do similar work, I think.

Full radio show is here: https://beta.prx.org/stories/293095
(Hanauer interview starts at about 34:00)

James Balwin told it like it is (video)

The cost of medical care: a personal experience

A commencement speech worth hearing, from “This American Life’s” Ira Glass

Another most amazing speech from a surprising source 

(coming)
Is there any evolutionary payoff in getting old?

Seven years in the making, songwriter/satirist Jim Terr's mockumentary about his own strange saga starts with his 2012 run for President, and circles around his connection with the legendary New York "hit factory," The Brill Building. Narrated by "anchor" Valerie Plame, with cameos from Tony Hillerman, former NM Gov. Bill Richardson, NPR's Scott Simon, humorist Dave Barry, journalist James Fallows and other celebrities. Also featuring Suhail Dabbach, the memorable "Man in Black" from 2010 Oscar Best Picture "The Hurt Locker."

A relatively dry and serious (and important) excerpt from the film,
on the serious subject of demagoguery.

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A touching story from a friend 

WILDEST book ever about the real Wild West – coming in audio book form soon!
The 'Wild West' stories of Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone pale in comparison to the incredible story of Las Vegas, New Mexico, for decades considered the most violent community on America's western frontier. 

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(coming)
You’re Awake – But You Can’t Move!
The fascinating explanation – coming soon on video.

It's the end of an English teacher's funeral and one of her
students stands and says to the teacher's son, "May I say a word?"
The teacher's son says, "Why, sure."
The student says, "Plethora."
The son says, "Thank you, that means a lot."

Thanks to Jackie Martling

Hearts Break As Grieving Horse Smells Late Owner’s Casket
And Emotionally Breaks Down (video)



The Space Fuse Riddle
Heard this mentioned in an interview which I can’t find, but the gist is when you’re designing things for outer space, you have to re-think all your basic assumptions of how things work. A simple fuse was used as an example. Why would a fuse work differently – if at all – in space? (Answer at bottom)

Literature is “news that stays news.” - Ezra Pound

THREE CRITICAL CONCEPTS TO KNOW:

The Odds of That 

Dunbar’s Number – and how big can a “community” be?
Malcolm Gladwell dealt with this in his book, The Tipping Point.

Paredolia: Why you see the face of Jesus in a tortilla 

Space fuse answer: Because when the metal strip in a fuse heats up and melts,
here on earth, it drops away because of gravity. No gravity in space!

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