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Update

A lot has happened since I went on vacation.  Apparently Charlton Heston died, a secret sex tape of Marilyn Monroe surfaced, the pope is visiting the US, and a myriad of other things has happened.  Let me know if there is anything newsworthy I missed while I was gone.  Unfortunately I was unable to follow my favorite pastime, the fights between the Wake County commissioners and school board.  Also, I don’t know if Raleigh City Council has passed any more gems of regulations, see garbage disposal ban.  Oh well.  I hope to catch up and stay connected from now on.

Drought News

Raleigh Eyes Easing Restrictions as Falls Lake Fills  Okay, we have a lot of rain the past week and Falls lake is filling.  But, we are still down 3/4 of a foot in rainfall since last year and the summer months are just around the corner.  I think it is premature to lift any restrictions just yet.  This seems to be a continuous problem with Raleigh city leaders.  There is a short sightedness that boggles the mind.  We have been struggling to conserve water for 8 or nine months now, why do we need to squander the resources God has given back to us?  We need to continue to conserve water.  I do agree that stage 3 water restrictions may not be needed but stage 2 restrictions should stay in place for the foreseeable future, until we begin getting consistent rain.  Don’t be stupid Raleigh.  Save your water.

News Media’s Love of Death

I was some what disgusted yesterday when I logged on to a local TV station’s website and, of the five lead stories, three of them involved the death of someone, or multiple people.  I know the old news motto “If it bleeds, it leads.” but this is rideculous.  Are there no other stories they could feature?  This is the Christmas season (don’t be upset I used the C word) there are many stories of good deeds that could have replaced one or all of those stories.  A friend of mine used to work at a TV station in the area.  She told me there were several mornings the anchors would gather around the wire machines waiting for stories.  If there was not a death the would be upset.

I guess though we should also examine the fact they would not be showing these stories if we were not watching them.




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