Az I See It....
Prologue: You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from, and refuse to tell you where they are going!
International: The first city in modern history to reach 1 million people was London, England, in 1811!
National: NBC's first mistake was in thinking that Conan O'Brien was too valuable to lose to another network. The former SNL writer was certainly out of his element in late-night television, as evidenced by his plummeted ratings in the 11:30pm(Eastern) time slot. And Jay Leno discovered how fleeting success is, when his 10pm, nightly show bombed, also!....O'Brien claims a victory in assuring that his staff was 'taken care of,' before agreeing to a reported $35M payoff, but it was only two years earlier, when he, Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel crossed writer's strike lines, and went back on-air without them. Only David Letterman and Craig Ferguson returned WITH pre-arranged settlements for their writers!....I hope that ABC-TV will soon realize that Diane Sawyer is not as valuable as they once thought, either, and return Charlie Gibson(from his 'retirement') to his former World News program, and send Sawyer packing. Maybe Sawyer and O'Brien will both end up on Comedy Central!
State/Local: Arizona officials have recommended that 13 state parks be closed. While these tourist attractions may not be as income-producing as the ones that will remain open, Arizona would save more money by closing the State Legislature, whose costs continue to be precipitous and evermore burdensome!....Taxpayers built the University of Phoenix Stadium for the Bidwill family and the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals then built a street accessing the stadium, and deeded it to the City of Glendale for eternal maintenance. The Cards claimed they still possessed control over advertising on the street, and Arizona courts agreed. Now Glendale must pay more than $213K in court costs - to the Bidwills/Cards! And why is Glendale pushing for another Super Bowl? Even though it brings hundreds of millions in revenue, it ends up costing the state and city governments more than is earned, and only the NFL and the Bidwill's make money. And 10,000 volunteers are need to pull it off - 10,000 - VOLUNTEERS! Wake up, people!....The Diocese of Phoenix will soon require 9 months of pre-marriage counseling, before allowing couples to marry in the Catholic Church. Predictions persist that it will lead to less formal marriage and more co-habitation. No word yet on whether altar boy/priest relationships will be subject to the same rules!
Epilogue: Some people hear voices; some see invisible people; others have no imagination whatsoever!
International: The first city in modern history to reach 1 million people was London, England, in 1811!
National: NBC's first mistake was in thinking that Conan O'Brien was too valuable to lose to another network. The former SNL writer was certainly out of his element in late-night television, as evidenced by his plummeted ratings in the 11:30pm(Eastern) time slot. And Jay Leno discovered how fleeting success is, when his 10pm, nightly show bombed, also!....O'Brien claims a victory in assuring that his staff was 'taken care of,' before agreeing to a reported $35M payoff, but it was only two years earlier, when he, Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel crossed writer's strike lines, and went back on-air without them. Only David Letterman and Craig Ferguson returned WITH pre-arranged settlements for their writers!....I hope that ABC-TV will soon realize that Diane Sawyer is not as valuable as they once thought, either, and return Charlie Gibson(from his 'retirement') to his former World News program, and send Sawyer packing. Maybe Sawyer and O'Brien will both end up on Comedy Central!
State/Local: Arizona officials have recommended that 13 state parks be closed. While these tourist attractions may not be as income-producing as the ones that will remain open, Arizona would save more money by closing the State Legislature, whose costs continue to be precipitous and evermore burdensome!....Taxpayers built the University of Phoenix Stadium for the Bidwill family and the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals then built a street accessing the stadium, and deeded it to the City of Glendale for eternal maintenance. The Cards claimed they still possessed control over advertising on the street, and Arizona courts agreed. Now Glendale must pay more than $213K in court costs - to the Bidwills/Cards! And why is Glendale pushing for another Super Bowl? Even though it brings hundreds of millions in revenue, it ends up costing the state and city governments more than is earned, and only the NFL and the Bidwill's make money. And 10,000 volunteers are need to pull it off - 10,000 - VOLUNTEERS! Wake up, people!....The Diocese of Phoenix will soon require 9 months of pre-marriage counseling, before allowing couples to marry in the Catholic Church. Predictions persist that it will lead to less formal marriage and more co-habitation. No word yet on whether altar boy/priest relationships will be subject to the same rules!
Epilogue: Some people hear voices; some see invisible people; others have no imagination whatsoever!
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