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9/11 truther crashes Super Bowl XLVIII postgame show

It didn’t take much for thirty year old Brooklyn resident Matthew Mills to get through multiple layers of MetLife Stadium’s (what was thought to be) tough security layers. The man simply entered the stadium posing as a man late to …

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Pot makes it’s debut alongside cotton candy this year at a Colorado county fair.

Denver Colorado will see a new addition to it’s traditional plant growing competitions, and carnival games: Marijuana. The recently legalized herb is expected to be seen in events such as a joint rolling competition, THC baking contests, and hemp created …

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Man returns parking lot find of $40,000 to owner.

A twenty three year old student of Portland State University named Brian DiCarlo returned a massive $38,000 cashiers check and $2000 in cash to its rightful owner after discovering an envelope containing the lost wealth in a Portland, Oregon parking …

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Christmas Time is Here Already? What about Thanksgiving?

It’s November 20th.  For over the past 10 days, I have heard Christmas music on the radio, Books A Million employee wearing a Santa hat, and Disney decorating the Christmas tree at Epcot.  We’re still five weeks away from Christmas, …

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The Demise of Groupon

There is an animation of the Titanic pointing straight down into a vast, blue ocean.  Halfway into the abyss this ship is doomed.  Instead of the Titanic name on the ship, it reads “Groupon”.  I’m surprised, I thought Groupon was …

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A Day To Remember

Every four years we as Americans have the huge responsibility of choosing the next leader of our country.  And, we shouldn’t take this responsibility lightly.  Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have traveled for months, making hundreds and hundreds of …

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The Importance of a Signature

With the Presidential Election less than a week away, the station I work at is covering a lot of political stories.  I have done four of them in the last eight days.  The story we covered today was the most …

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Newsroom Demographics: Less People, More Computers

A couple years ago, the television news station I was working at went automated in their news distribution process.  They wanted to be cutting edge, so they pushed forward into the “less is more” concept.  The one where people are …

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A Creative Way To Stand Out

I was watching the Today show this morning and I saw a great marketing ploy.

With the upcoming debate tonight and the town hall style where people in the audience ask questions, Pizza Hut came up with a campaign that …

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The Power of the Internet Is Impressive

When I was in undergrad, the Internet was America Online and I had to wait 1-2 minutes for the computer to make an annoying dial up noise so it could connect.  Then, I would wait 30-45 seconds for each page …

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