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Originally Posted by Grandfinch
I like the Sun. It is a way to have a cup of coffee without all the negative things going on around us first thing in the morning. At my age and physical condition, their is little I can do to change the world other than voice my opinion at the polls, and so I put my faith in the many services like police, hospitals, fire dept and more to protects me. The Sun is doing exactly what a retirement community morning paper should do. There are multiple sources for enjoying negative news reports.
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Originally Posted by VillagesFlorida
A week or so ago I picked up the Daily Sun out of my driveway and immediately saw a big front-page headline pertaining to executions. This newspaper seems to delight in printing article after article about how the state of Florida kills its death row prisoners. I read my paper while I have breakfast and this bit of news didn't settle well with me at all. The Villages is an upbeat happy place to live. Knowing the details on how lethal drugs are administered, how they fail and what the inmate goes through when that happens is not news I need to read while I am trying to enjoy my first meal of the day. It is bad enough that the editors feel that we want to know the juicy details of these killings. What is next, an internet link so we can all see an ISIS beheading? I like The Daily Sun but these articles offend me as a human being who does not believe in killings of humans for any reasons. In my mind it is nothing more than another form of violence. If they feel they absolutely have to bombard us with this "news" it would be nice if they relegated it to a blip of an article, placed somewhere far away from the front page.
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grandfinch and villages florida:
You are kind hearts and your concerns are well appreciated. However in today's technologically advanced 24/7 hyperbolic information environment it is near impossible to avoid being confronted with unwanted news.
I have tried to avoid speeches or events involving people whose name alone provoke me but alas something or someone will bring it to my attention
I thought about becoming a hermit but I suspect my wife wouldn't be too obliging?....maybe its hubris on my part and she would?
We need people like you in the world because you remind us of the importance of humanity and civility.
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