I am often asked, “Do you watch the news?” or “Did you see this on the news?” at this point, in the conversation I hang my head in embarrassment and mumble something about not getting that channel. This is a true statement. In our house, where we are located, we can get no channels without cable or satellite. Yes, I am aware that there are ways to get local channels without paying big bucks, but the truth is that I have very little desire to see the news even if I could watch it. Why? First, it’s depressing. News almost never highlights positive and useful things. It glorifies the bad things that happen. I can find out without looking at the television the bad things that go on. Every day I see broken, hurting people without the help of the press. Second, all the principal news subsidiaries (there’s only about five or six) say the same thing. Some of you are thinking, “What did you expect, it’s the same news. Duh.” Which is true, but every one of them has