The disappointing April jobs report should surprise absolutely no one, given that we now have a government more interested in providing incentives for people not to work rather than paving
Commentary: Rich Manieri - Your call is not really important to us .
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I’ve been hacked. Officially. Someone pretending to be me go figure has applied for unemployment benefits in my name.
By the way, if you, whoever you are, really want to serve as my stuntman, there are a variety of situations in which you could actually be helpful to me. For example, the next student complaining about his or her grade would be a good start. Go for it, Pretend Me. You respond to the next email that begins, “Dear Professor: What can I do?!” My usual response of “How about turning back time and paying attention in February?” doesn’t seem to resonate.
I knew it. I get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and three days later, âJ&J vaccine paused due to blood clots.â
I have to admit I felt a little uneasy when I trudged into the local public library in an Orwellian procession of citizens on their way to inoculation. My hesitancy had nothing to do with the vaccine. The shot hurt a bit, but I never let on, mostly because the elderly man next to me, who looked as if heâd seen the Civil War not the Ken Burns series, the actual war never even blinked.
Commentary: Rich Manieri - Journalistic objectivity certainly does matter
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This is almost too easy, but I can’t resist. I was actually going to write a column about President Biden’s dog, Major, biting people; also among the lowest of the hanging fruits. “President’s dog a Major pain.” It writes itself.
But then, out of nowhere, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt served up some choice morsels and made an excellent case for entry into the Stupid Things Journalists Said Hall of Fame.
If you’re playing catch up, Holt who was receiving a lifetime achievement award for journalism at the Murrow Symposium said journalists don’t need to provide both sides of an issue, that fairness is “overrated” and “the idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in.”
Commentary: Rich Manieri - Warm but for the grace of God
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10
He couldn’t have been more than a kid, early 20s maybe, though he looked older. Life outdoors tends to age a person prematurely. He was homeless, addicted, alone.
I’ll call him “Daniel” and I met him at a homeless shelter where I was volunteering with my wife the other night. More accurately, Denise is the active volunteer, serving on boards, giving out scarves and blankets, getting to know the residents. Mostly, I tag along for support.