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Amid A Gathering Darkness
We all need to hold up the light of a free press and understand the urgency of saving local news
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An ongoing war on the free press
The arrest of Don Lemon is a reminder of how the attacks on the press are escalating and why organizations like URL Media and the IPI are essential to…
Jan 30
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It’s been one hell of a wild first year
The launch of this Substack a year ago coincided with the inauguration of a president who has shocked us by doing exactly what he said he would…
Jan 23
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Remembering John Forté, and why you should know about this gifted musician’s life journey
A long road of achievement, hardship and love brought the Grammy nominated Forté to Martha’s Vineyard, where I live, and where we were blessed by his…
Jan 16
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AI platforms need to wake up to an alarming crisis in local news
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s plan to shut down should rattle AI companies like a five-alarm fire as the news organizations they require to train their…
Jan 9
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The struggle for truth continues in 2026
Good riddance to 2025 where journalism and the truth itself has been under a relentless attack, and as we lean into the New Year we should remember the…
Jan 2
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An Israeli checkpoint in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem
The Christmas story of the birth of Jesus unfolded in a town where today a ceasefire is tenuous and the Christian presence is disappearing in the very…
Dec 26, 2025
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