by Michael Leppert | Mar 15, 2023 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
The competition for trust and credibility in the press is far from new. This struggle dates back to at least the late 1800’s when the “yellow journalism” battle between moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst dominated the New York media market. Both were...
by Michael Leppert | Nov 24, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
We all know people who always see a glass as half empty. It is tough to be around them and their unrelenting pessimism. Then there is the other bunch, those bright, sunshiny, “half full” types, who always see the best in everything. They can be equally exhausting with...
by Michael Leppert | Nov 17, 2022 | Politics/Government
For more than a year, I have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the inevitable dilemma that Third District U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was facing. These are important days for the future of individual political careers in Washington, though it is much harder to see how...
by Michael Leppert | May 6, 2022 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Monday had been a great vacation day for me and my wife in south Florida. We were sun-kissed and tired and at one of our favorite local restaurants for a late dinner. It seems there are always large families on vacation in there at the end of a long day on the beach,...
by Michael Leppert | Aug 23, 2019 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
It’s not the cigarette that causes cancer and emphysema, the smoking of it does. Likewise, it’s not the car that causes drunk driving deaths, the drunk driver does. During my lifetime, America has responded to both of these public health crises in a...
