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I will try to update this at least twice a week, and provide some insight into local TV news in Northeast Pennsylvania, giving some insight into the back stories of my investigative work and life in and out of the newsroom.
Hope you all have a happy Memorial Day, and remember to thank a veteran. If you attend a ceremony where a vet of WWII, Korea, or Vietnam is being honored, pay close attention. Their special dedication and sacrifice made us what we are. Last year, I was in Bernalillo, New Mexico, where Veterans honored Daniel Trujillo, a man who was a prisoner of war in Korea for three years. I am happy my former employer KRQE-TV still has the story posted on-line.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/politics/politics_krqe_bernalillo_veteran_remembers_forgotten_war_200905251921
I am looking forward to Monday....hope I can do a veteran's story, and make it a little different and a lot more meaningful and relevant than the usual "parade/ceremonies" you see on TV news during this holiday. That's always my challenge to self, and my way of honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice this holiday. And its the one holiday I rarely take off.

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