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The Media Sucks: Sometimes, There Aren't Two Sides to a Debatenew

Isn't it the responsibility of the news to point out that one side is clearly out of their gourds, or at the very least trafficking in misinformation? When a news reporter tells me "we let you the listener decide," isn't that reporter pretty much abdicating his or her responsibility to educate and inform?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Brendan Skwire  |  09-28-2009  |  Media

Will Medical Marijuana Come to Pennsylvania?new

Here in Pennsylvania, my friend Barry the Pot-Dealing Samaritan is risking his freedom to provide a sick person with the medicine he needs to fight cancer. Prison time. Fines. A criminal record that would follow him for his entire life.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Brendan Skwire  |  08-10-2009  |  Drugs

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