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Bruce Rayner

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December 28, 2012
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Stop the coverage

Days now and I can’t get the news. Nonstop “who is us” reporting. I picture the millions sitting at home wringing their hands in despair. This morning a report verging on helpful … A woman worried about her 13-year-old boy who scares her with his mental problems that no one can seem to help. Will he be the next shooter, she asks? The reporter introduces the story with, “Continuing with our (unending) coverage of the unspeakable tragedy …” Well, there’s an answer. Stop the coverage. Can you just see all of the copycat “schizos” glued to their sets and computers …

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