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James Riordan‘s current events article series, “A Well Thought-Out Scream”
The Double Life – One for the media and the other for the insider : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
Somehow back in the early days of media and politics an unspoken agreement was made. I imagine this was pretty early on – perhaps when Gronk, the caveman, decided he wanted to be the leader of his cave dweller tribe and thought it best if Donk, who was drawing pictures
13 Truckers Ban Together to Save Suicidal Man from Jumping Off Bridge : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
Most of the time the new we see on television, hear on the radio or discover on the Internet is pretty discouraging — a longtime cop turns out to be a serial rapist and murderer, the who played the greatest father ever turns out to have drugged and raped vulnerable
Death at Thirty Thousand Feet : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
It’s funny how before something very unusual and quite terrible happens, there are always a bunch of people saying “Don’t be silly. Don’t worry about such nonsense. These things just don’t happen.” Well, yeah, they do. They happen a lot actually. Of course, when they happen, the same people that
Fourteen Hundred Sharks Gather Together : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
What is scarier than seeing a shark in the water? How about 1,400 of them! Recently, nearly 1,400 basking sharks were seen in aerial photos gathering off the East Coast of the U.S. Basking sharks are not man-eaters, but they are the second largest fish in the world. They can grow up to
Who Decides What is Too Far – Syria Attacks Rebels with Poison Gas : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
Where is the line that we all agree not to cross? What is the limit of evil, the amount of death, the level of human pain that we agree not to exceed in the name of humanity. The answer, unfortunately, when it comes to political power and rule is that
Missing the Objective and Creating Meaningless Controversy : The Flaw of Modern Media : A Well Thought Scream by James Riordan
Missing the important by focusing on the mundane is a horrific trait becoming more and more evident in modern media. In an effort to gain higher ratings and sell more papers, modern media continues to create meaningless controversy and ignore the real issues. The very important and historic national conversation
Iowa Family Dies in Their Sleep from Inhaling Toxic Gas in Mexico : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
As Americans, we often take for granted the tremendous amounts of benefits we have compared to the rest of the world. Sure, there are a lot of things that could be better and a lot of things that need to be changed, but for the most part we are relatively
Car Driven by Palestinian Kills Two Israeli Soldiers : A Well Thought Scout Scream by James Riordan
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver rammed his vehicle into a group of Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank , killing two of them and wounding two others on Friday, the Israeli military said. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesman, said on Twitter that an “officer and
The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back – NRA Opposes Florida Gun Ban : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
The deeply wounded parents whose children were killed in the worst high school shooting since Columbine stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a bill that places new restrictions on guns. Hours later, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block it. This very well may be
Every Skier’s Nightmare – An Avalanche on Mammoth Mountain : A Well thought Out Scream by James Riordan
Avalanches are rare and they are especially rare on ski slopes. They are the single worst fear a skier can have when they are soaring down the mountain in those magic moments. You can be the best there is, but you can’t ski on a mountain that moves. On March