Sarah Palin as VP

A WBTV viewer wrote me after the 11pm news tonight asking:

“When you were reporting about McCain’s VP selection, you ended it by saying at 44, they say she is a risky pick. Was that mentioned because CBS is a Democratic-owned operation or was that you view?
Just curious… Stephen”
I wrote him back, citing four different national news organizations and political [...]

Off the Air

Our newscast sat in black tonight for about 35 minutes.
Engineers were scrambling – trying to determine the cause and get it fixed.
We limped back on the air just after 5:30pm, but couldn’t get a signal out of our Center City Studio…
Strange Stuff.  We’ve got backups for our backups at the TV station.  But with HD [...]

Thankful Thursday

Maybe it’s the rain.  Maybe it’s the detoxing effects of the Daniel Fast.  Maybe it’s that two of the people I love most in the world are on the other side of the country.  Whatever it is, I’m feeling funky today.
With too many thoughts swirling through my head, the only productive thing to do on [...]

Single Gender Classrooms

 
There is a great deal of debate going on right now over classrooms segregated by gender.
Whether, because of different learning styles, or differences in their brains, boys and girls learn better when they’re separated at school.  Many school districts are experimenting with this idea.
Segregated-by-gender classrooms are a growing option in Mecklenburg, Union, and York counties. 
With [...]

Crime in Charlotte – It IS our Problem

We’re hearing a great deal of anger and frustration from viewers after the most violent week in recent memory.
Charlotte police chief Rodney Monroe cut short a trip to Washington, DC to come back and address the deaths of young people in our city.   On our news at 11 tonight, Monroe said “As a parent, we [...]

5 Voting Groups to Watch

According to US News and World Report – Women, Hispanics, African Americans, Evangelicals, and the young expected to have a big impact in the Presidential Election.
A new study shows Latinos support Obama by a wide margin.
Here in Charlotte, there is a surge of legal Latino residents applying for citizenship so they can vote in the [...]

Liberals Don’t Go to Church?

Here’s to blogging in between newscasts.  It’s more of a twitter than a blog.
I’m writing and preparing for the 10 and 11pm newscasts… and I remembered something I wanted to share with you.
It was from “the buzz” in the Charlotte Observer – a reader slamming “liberals” for not going to church.
“the buzz” writer responded saying, [...]

The Joys of Almond Butter and Hummus

We’ve all got our favorite foods- staples we keep in the fridge and an extra in the pantry.
Almond Butter and Hummus are two of ours.
It’s Day One of the Daniel Fast for staff and volunteers at Elevation Church.
We’re paring down to the simplest foods as part of our efforts to draw closer to God.
Simple, whole [...]

On Vacation

We’re STAY-cating this week.
Hiking, climbing, reading, swimming, taking in a ball game with friends.
Ahhh… summer.
Hope you’re having a great one!

Random 90-Seconds

Sometimes Life is Messy

Can life get any more wonderful?
Look at that face.
Messy.  Fabulous.  Fun.
And I’m enjoying every minute of it.
Except the ants.
Because there’s always bits of food on my floor.
In my kitchen.
I’m trying low-impact ways of getting rid of them.
It’s slow.  And I’m growing impatient.
They’re very, very large ants.
 
 
Tomorrow at 5:30 on WBTV:
Leilani Munter.  Her [...]