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TweetPinSharePhoto By Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons Column By John Young In the winter of 2017, an earnest panel of newsgathering pros convened to discuss one question: Was it journalistically ethical to …
Editorial: Certifiable, verifiable, undeniable Nazi talk Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo by Natasha Khan/Cronkite News Column By John Young So, how’s that red wave going? Mumble, grumble, fumble. And the quest to give state lawmakers and Congress power over …
Editorial: Tongue-tied on reproductive rights Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Hart Van Denburg/CPR News: Ken Buck will not seek re-election. Column By John Young Don’t worry, folks. There are enough liars in Ken Buck’s sprawling district to fill …
Editorial: GOP job listing: Only liars need apply Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young So registered: one more man with one more weapon of mass-killing capacity — 18 more dead. It’s a scenario now as commonplace as Friday Night Lights. …
Editorial: Thou shalt not impede gun hobbyists’ fun Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young The day Joe Biden made an arduous and risky flight to Israel, I rubbed my eyes to read the account of another president’s mission to a …
Editorial: Split screen: The Statesman and the mob boss Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Kaleigh Kochanski/Cronkite News Column By John Young The disbelief in the room was audible. I had just informed students in my college mass media class that – …
Don’t allow apathy to prevail in 2024 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency: Palestinian members of the military wing of Hamas who were killed or wounded in clashes on the Gaza-Israel fence, are removed from the area and …
Editorial: Eye for eye, extremism for extremism Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By John Young From the unearthly tint of his reverse mullet to his cowhide smile. From his claim of obscene wealth – “I’ll finance my own campaign” — to …
Editorial: Court-adjudicated as baloney Read More
TweetPinShareReuters Photo By Rebecca Cook Column By John Young The only useful thing to deduce from polls more than a year away from the next presidential election is this from …
Editorial: Another big GOP lie: ‘Economy’s a wreck’ Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Texas A&M University: Aerial photo of Texas A&M. Column By John Young At the college where I teach, the school year started with an “LGBTQ Appreciation” reception. It …
Editorial “DEI!” It’s the new Red (state) Scare Read More