Wow, it's great to see such support on here! I appreciate all of the good will and well wishes.

Detta, Drumsncode has a valid point. That's just the nature of the beast. Ratings are the blood line for TV news and puts $$$ in the corporate pockets. The news of today is not like news of yore. Today it is known as "info-tainment". Most of it is either geared towards people who don't know common sense nor how to take care of themselves or some topic that will hook you to get you to watch and talk about at work the next day.

All stations are pretty much the same w/KOCO being the closest to a "big city style/feel". For example, I haven't watched a newscast since I left in mid October and I don't feel naked. If anything truly important happens, it will show up on my yahoo when I log in to check email. Now, if you do need that fix of local events/politics, the news "can" be a source, but so can "google". The newspaper has become a dying industry, in the world of instant messaging/news, no one wants to read today about yesterdays stuff. Even local radio is suffering. In the next 10 years technology is going to force more and more new formulas in these industries to try and retain the dollar and keep your attention. Many will fail.

Wow, didn't mean to stray there....what I wanted to say was Merry Christmas to everyone! =)

AT