Breaking News!

The media, newsmen and women do not hover

around Camp Point, Illinois or Muncie, Indiana.

You will not see a news spray gathered on the

streets of Dubuque, Iowa or Longmont, Colorado,

nor or a pool of reporters camped out in Salina,

Kansas or Pawtucket, Rhode Island unless there

has been a mass murder or terrorist attack, a tor-

nado, flood or earthquake. Birthday parties, holi-

day parades, centennials and graduations are gen-

erally not covered at the national news level. No,

you will, however, be fed garbage TV news daily

covering political shenanigans in and around

our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C. Personally,

I would prefer to see video scenarios addressing

Granny Smith’s quilting bee or touting Aunt Ruthie’s

award winning apple pie. On Tuesday, Little Timmy

Baker crashed his bike and Dr. Troy of Danbury

treated him for a broken arm. Timmy will be just

fine, sources close to the family say. But he will

be sporting a plaster cast with classmates signa-

tures from Porter Elementay School in Birchwood

for the next several weeks. Stay tuned to News Five

nightly for more updates. (Now see, isn’t that a lot

more pleasant?) Get well soon, Timmy…

Political scene in D.C. be damned!

Chris Hanch 10-6-19