My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
BOB SCHAFFERThe truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture, like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays – beyond their meaning – a factor in our economy.
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Nowadays I’m not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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It’s no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.
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Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
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I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn’t graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
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They’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
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Government is just spending too much money.
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But, you know, they’re glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.
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But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
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Mitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about it.
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