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I come in defense of newspapers, even the ones inspiring your fury
…and not because of the horror in Annapolis. I read a lot of tweets. (I tweet @joyofsuing, but beats me how to hyperlink this so…) I also read a lot of comments in both of my newspapers, the Daily News … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Annapolis, Capital Gazette, Daily News, Democratic Party establishment, George Young, How I Learned the Facts of Life, how to read newspapers, New York Times, shame, Twitter
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The Facts of Life: do you feel confident you can identify them?
If so, you’re only one American out of 27 percent who do. From 538 Significant Digits: 27 percent Percentage of Americans who said they were very confident that they were capable of telling if a news source was reporting factual … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, facts in new sources, George Young, Knight Foundation, Malcolm Forbes, The Facts of Life
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Why sue? Painful lawsuit of the immediate football future
In the January 31, 2011 New Yorker, Ben McGrath published, “Does Football Have A Future? The N.F.L. and the concussion crisis,” which, as a devotee of professional football, I read uneasily. I love the game and agonize over the violence … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged class action lawsuits, Dave Duerson, football concussions, football injuries, football player brains, George Young, lawsuit against the N.F.L., legal causes of action, New York Giants, professional football, situations demanding lawsuits, worker's disability lawsuits
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