Mary Stanik

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Supporter of journalism and democracy. Opinions contributor to the Arizona Daily Star, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and others. Milwaukee raised, Minnesota cured, now in the Tucson desert.
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ICYMI: Ohio utility FirstEnergy gave $1 million to Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s campaign before it sought a bailout for its nuclear plants.

Husted and Gov. Mike DeWine, whose campaign received a similar donation, haven’t been implicated in the state’s HB6 corruption case.
https://energynews.us/2024/04/10/firstenergy-gave-1-million-to-boost-ohio-lt-gov-jon-husteds-campaign-before-scandal-document-shows/

FirstEnergy gave $1 million to boost Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s campaign before scandal, document shows

Records show Jon Husted worked behind the scenes to bail out the company’s nuclear power plants. The million dollar donation was secret — until now.

Energy News Network

‘I’m gonna O.J. you’

How the Simpson case changed perceptions — and the law — on domestic violence

Sonja Sharp

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-13/la-me-oj-domestic-violence

'I'm gonna O.J. you': How the Simpson case changed perceptions — and the law — on domestic violence

It wasn't long after the televised spectacle of O.J.

Los Angeles Times

Latest comic: If media talked about the donor class the way it talks about college students

#uspol #cartoon #comic #college #protest #education

If your local Walmart looks different these days, it might be part of a push to bring in wealthier customers. Jaewon Kang explains why the retailer is now selling blazers and duck breast. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/walmart-wmt-targets-wealthier-shoppers-with-high-end-products?sref=Su6MFwp1
Walmart Is Luring Wealthy Shoppers With Fine Foods and Trendy Clothes

The lighting is warm and bright, the aisles are broad and shelves display $50 silk sleep masks and soft comforters begging to be touched.

Bloomberg

Latest comic: What did we learn from Covid?

#covid #COVID19 #coronavirus #cartoon #health #healthcare #pandemic #comic

Great Global Cleanup Turns Five This Earth Day As Organizers Aim For ‘World Records’
- Plans for the worldwide event include more than 100,000 volunteers for a single cleanup and planting 1 million trees in five days.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2024/03/23/great-global-cleanup-turns-five-this-earth-day-as-organizers-aim-for-world-records/
#EarthDay #Cleanup
Great Global Cleanup Turns Five This Earth Day As Organizers Aim For ‘World Records’

Plans for the worldwide event include more than 100,000 volunteers for a single cleanup and planting 1 million trees in five days.

Forbes
Proper headline is, "Ken Buck Latest GOPer to Abandon Sinking Ship as Trump's Stench of Corruption and Death Looms Over Party"
My speech has been posted to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjA1zHQgS0
Editorial Cartoons: Berryman Award Winner Jen Sorensen

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New at Media Nation: Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr calls for the return of the public editor. (I'm quoted.) #journalism https://dankennedy.net/2024/02/29/globe-columnist-kimberly-atkins-stohr-calls-for-the-return-of-the-public-editor/
Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr calls for the return of the public editor

Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr calls for the return of the ombudsperson, sometimes known as the public editor — an in-house journalist who holds their own news organization to account…

Media Nation

NEW: A recent LA Times poll showed many Americans believe California is on the decline, fueling the popular failed-state narrative.

Fellow columnist Anita Chabria and I push back on the haters and say why the state we love dearly is still golden.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-02-18/half-of-americans-say-california-in-decline-barabak-chabria-column

L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State

A poll indicated many Americans believe California is on the decline and some say it's not even "American." Columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria explain why it's still the Golden State.

Los Angeles Times