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by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com Bias. Complaints about bias in newspapers are as old as newspapers themselves.  Newspapers haven’t always aimed for objectivity.  Newspapers were created to promote the agenda of early political parties. Locally, the Herald started as a Republican paper. For a short time we had a local Democratic rival called – creatively enough…

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Over the past few weeks, Mike Boyink and I have found it difficult to find fun, uplifting, inspirational or appropriate topics for The Snoop.     Current news topics and editorial themes are depressing.  Coronavirus updates vary, and have become stagnant, as squabbling about how to move forward continues.   In addition, controversial crimes and…

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Why We Asked About Busing

by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com After our School Board Candidate Q&A ran last week, some readers wanted to know why we asked the questions we did. Let me back up.  We weren’t even 100% sure we were going to do another candidate Q&A. Why? Because, historically, it doesn’t matter what questions we ask. There are always…

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Snoop: On Interviewing Politicians

by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com On Tuesday, June 2nd, Ava and Douglas County will have the Municipal Election that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed back in April. While recent heavy rains have damaged many local roads and made the County Commissioner race more interesting, my focus today is the ever-lingering “big story” in Ava. School busing.  The…

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This Video Will Reveal Everything About the Coronavirus!

by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com So claimed an email I recently received. As you might expect, as a newspaper editor I read a lot of news. I’m also a naturally skeptical Gen-Xer. In order to reveal something, it has to first be hidden. For aspects of something as big as the coronavirus to have hidden aspects,…

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by Sue Curry Jones If per chance you read a national newspaper quite often, you are well-versed in mainstream media headlines and how they paint a discouraging and depressing picture of our country today.  The truth is, however, no one really has a solid grasp on what the future holds following this period of COVID-19…

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Editorial: It’s OK to Just Disagree

by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com Freedom of speech.  Freedom of the press. Things we strongly believe in here at the Herald. Still. Two weeks ago, we published a Letter to the Editor by Kimberly Brady. It was a challenging piece, consisting entirely of questions about various aspects, groups and people relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s…

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By: Sue Curry Jones People are an enigma. Watching people is  entertaining.   If you’ve ever had the opportunity to travel by plane, you’ve experienced sitting in the boarding area where ticketed passengers wait to depart on their designated flight.  At first glance it seems easy to discern whether or not families are enjoying their…

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As the coronavirus threatens Americans, daily news reports continue to reference the pandemic as an invisible, dark shadow casting a net across the US.  And many of the news reports refer to the World Health Organization (WHO).   WHO lends a helping hand to countries all over the world.   The organization strives to educate…

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by Sue Curry Jones Ringing church bells.  Sounding the alarm.  Ringing bells as an alarm to alert residents of special events dates back to AD 400 when Paulinus of Nola, an Italian Bishop, used bells as a venue for communicating to local villagers about the church.   The ringing of bells is still utilized today…

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