Ugh, I don’t want to watch the local news anyway. Too depressing. I’ll get my updates on the status of the world from the Internet (okay, from the newspaper when this was printed in the 80’s).
Our local news is terrible for this. Everything is about shootings and car crashes, grieving families, food poisoning… I won’t let myself watch it. Almost nothing is what I’d consider “news”, which is trends, what people are doing to help, etc.
My complaint is when they trump up nothing as news, starlets drunk, athletes/actors cheating on spouses, public filghts, and all the other worthless “news” that they try and pawn off on us.
Given the populations, if there actually were 1,000 homicides in 1995, I’m sure it was Portland, OR. A 2% murder rate would have made a kink in the nearly horizontal line for Portland, ME.
Considering the Canadians are so polite, the violence in Canadian hockey has been a mystery to me. Maybe it is like the very civilized ancient Greeks and the Olympics which were brutal and happened only once a year.
They didn’t want(and pardon the spelling,) Kitty Gennovias in their city. She got stabbed to death while 23 people just stood there like dummies watched and didn’t do anything about it. The story hit the news and thanks to the National out rage it created, New Yorkers started to do something about it. That happened in the late 1960’s.
Templo S.U.D. about 11 years ago
Grade Zed must be the Canadian equivalent to US R or something.
pouncingtiger about 11 years ago
Too much SEX in the Canadian News?!?
Lakegal about 11 years ago
Wonder what year this is from where Elly is using a typewriter?
lightenup Premium Member about 11 years ago
Ugh, I don’t want to watch the local news anyway. Too depressing. I’ll get my updates on the status of the world from the Internet (okay, from the newspaper when this was printed in the 80’s).
rini1946 about 11 years ago
It more like the national enquire than news
masnadies about 11 years ago
Our local news is terrible for this. Everything is about shootings and car crashes, grieving families, food poisoning… I won’t let myself watch it. Almost nothing is what I’d consider “news”, which is trends, what people are doing to help, etc.
Mstreselena about 11 years ago
My complaint is when they trump up nothing as news, starlets drunk, athletes/actors cheating on spouses, public filghts, and all the other worthless “news” that they try and pawn off on us.
mabrndt Premium Member about 11 years ago
Given the populations, if there actually were 1,000 homicides in 1995, I’m sure it was Portland, OR. A 2% murder rate would have made a kink in the nearly horizontal line for Portland, ME.
The Life I Draw Upon about 11 years ago
Considering the Canadians are so polite, the violence in Canadian hockey has been a mystery to me. Maybe it is like the very civilized ancient Greeks and the Olympics which were brutal and happened only once a year.
summerdog86 about 11 years ago
Must be the sports news or the latest from Hollywood.
jenwithblueeyes about 11 years ago
@templo SUD: actually, Elly’s probably being facetious. I’ve never heard of anyone saying “Grade Zed”.
loves raising duncan about 11 years ago
They didn’t want(and pardon the spelling,) Kitty Gennovias in their city. She got stabbed to death while 23 people just stood there like dummies watched and didn’t do anything about it. The story hit the news and thanks to the National out rage it created, New Yorkers started to do something about it. That happened in the late 1960’s.
loves raising duncan about 11 years ago
Truth is stranger than fiction. Sadly enough.
iced tea about 11 years ago
Didn’t they have VCRs then? John could have put in a G rated movie for the kids to watch.
summerdog86 about 11 years ago
In my day (the 50’s), young guys would go to the local library and look through the National Geographic magazines.