A Very Long, Tense Week….

A Very Long, Tense Week….

It’s been a long week, while we waited for our family to get off the island of Saipan, devastated last weekend by Typhoon Soudelar…the same storm which just HIT TAIWAN. My daughter finally has sent this photo that they are now on the island of Guam in a much safer situation.  Saipan may be without electricity…

The News You Don’t Hear from Around the World

The News You Don’t Hear from Around the World

I am taking a moment off from my usual blogging topics to speak with you as a mother and grandmother.  I understand the difficult job of a News Director and Assignments Editor…you must cover the stories of interest to the greater segments of your audience.  So, I get it when they do not tell Americans…