Bob McCarty Writes

While in Western Colorado last week, I told a dinner-hour gathering of bloggers, reporters and public relations types that I had set up a Twitter account several months ago but couldn’t force myself to keep the darn thing updated.  In fact, I went so far as to say I didn’t think I’d ever embrace “Tweeting.”  [...]

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Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama.  How do I know this?  A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much.
Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at local [...]

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When I spoke to Gerald Thornton this morning, his manner was cold and matter-of-fact. Perhaps, he was tired after answering questions from so many news media reporters, producers and photographers on the plaza across the street from Kirkwood City Hall this morning.

Self-described as the “disabled” older brother of Kirkwood shooter Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton, [...]

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