News-Drunk

“This country is on the verge of getting news-drunk anyway; a democracy cannot survive merely by being well informed, it must also be contemplative, and wise. We believe news should be readily available to all who seek it, but should never be imposed on any who are engaged in digging it out for themselves, or who need sleep.”

—E.B. White (1899-1985), essayist, “Talk of the Town,” The New Yorker, January 30, 1954.

• Editorial Comment: When I’m news-drunk I usually need sleep, too.

Fair Warning: The WORD also needs sleep, and hears the clear siren of St. Mumbles calling. Thus, the 2018-19 season will end Friday when the nice men with broken noses and white coats come to collect him. Brace yourselves.

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Springtime on the Pacific

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