Echo Chamber

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“People who lie to themselves and listen to their own lie come to such a pass that they cannot distinguish the truth within them, or around them, and so lose all respect for themselves and for others.” 

 

—Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), Russian author, “The Brothers Karamazov,” 1879. Pope Francis quoted this in his address condemning fake news last week. See NYTimes story.

• Editorial Comment: Such people should step outside every now and then and take a breath, walk a dog, turn off the damn Tweeter.

PeezPix by Ted Pease 

Hunter is a year-old Black Lab, a new inmate at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. Doesn’t your household need this dog?











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