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Can you identify Iran on a map? Could the president? Additionally: the latest poll on Trump’s actions and a video on the MAGA Church
Where is Iran?
Only 28% of Americans can correctly identify it on a map according to a new Morning Consult poll:
NEW from me: We asked folks to identify Iran on an unlabeled map.
— Joanna Piacenza (@jpiacenza) January . . .
28% of them got it right. Here's where they guessed. https://t.co/XhP5OU9s2n pic.twitter.com/IQ8HYFDKxE
Posted in: irantrump presidency
Kathleen Parker’s predictions
A closer look at an Ogden syndicated columnist
I rarely comment on Ogden's syndicated columnists -- I usually have other local, state and national issues that I can write about. This one deserves a post, however.
Ogden's columnists, except for former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich (who can sometimes be found in the Friday News-Register), usually run the gamut from . . .
Posted in: ogden syndicated columnists
Bolton willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial
WV Senator Capito waits for her instructions on how she should respond
From MSNBC:
Former national security adviser John Bolton announced in a statement that he is willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Bolton, who was ousted in September, has been a key figure in the impeachment inquiry. Multiple witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry testified that . . .
Posted in: impeachmentshelley moore capito
The Wheeling Alternative's 2019 year in review
Awards, reader favorites, and reader numbers
Each year in early January, I review the previous year’s blog posts and assess my reader numbers.
Worst-of-the-Year Awards
Since most of my media concerns are local, I give-out yearly awards in three categories: worst news story, worst editorial, and worst column.
2019 Worst News Story Award
This category . . .
Posted in: 2019 awards
“We are obliged to no individual” unless their last name is McKinley
Our local Ogden papers ignore the latest news on the continuing Bransfield scandal
On Sunday evening, the Washington Post published another report in its continuing investigation of the Bransfield scandal. (See previous post.) This article examined the controversies surrounding the Diocese of West Virginia’s sale of the former bishop’s home in Wheeling. The article appeared in the Post’s Monday edition. Additionally, the . . .
The Washington Post continues its Bransfield investigation
This time it looks at questions surrounding the sale of his property
Set for publication in tomorrow's Washington Post is yet another report in its continuing investigation of the scandals surrounding the former bishop of the West Virginia diocese:
Disgraced bishop spent $4.6 million on mansion that sold for only $1.2 million
It begins:
After Bishop Michael J. . . .
Posted in: bishop bransfielddavid mckinley
More on the whistleblower
Today’s Wheeling News-Register sort-of covers Trump and the whistleblower
This morning’s Wheeling New-Register carries most of an AP report on Trump’s outing of the whistleblower. Unfortunately, the last quarter of article was not included. Among that which is missing from this morning’s paper is the following:
Michael . . .