It used to be that you could buy a newspaper on the corner for a penny, a nickel or even a dime. Or the paperboy delivered it to your door, came around another time and collected a whole month’s worth for just a few dollars.

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     They say even a broken clock is right twice a day. The mainstream media aren’t quite that good when it comes to gas prices.

     It took them 26 years to get it right. Rip Van Winkle woke up in less time.

     March 1981,…

     The book “Silent Spring” set in motion the banning of DDT and needlessly cost millions of lives. The Washington Post chose to mark author Rachel Carson’s 100th birthday by barely mentioning that her actions “have remained…

     Only a network anchor could think that earning nearly four times the median household income is “modest.”

     That was CNN “American Morning” anchor John Roberts’ take on Sen. Barack Obama’s (…

     It was almost like CBS’s version of “To Catch A Predator.” “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric warned: “They’re after your children and your grandchildren.”

     By “they,” she meant…

See Executive Summary

If you want to drive faster, you hit the gas. Network news shows that want higher ratings do the same thing, except they hit gas prices.      Now that gasoline has topped $3 nationally for 2007, the networks are…