RY>>> with the local stations... The locals can fill the time slots   
    RY>>> with syndicated programming, of course. It's only a matter of   
    RY>>> time..   
      
    DC>> What I'm thinking is of the loss of national news at the local   
    DC>> level. Not everyone has cable.   
      
    SC>> That is what I'm thinking too since I don't have cable. Would   
    SC>> that mean I wouldn't be able to watch Nightline and shows like   
    SC>> that? Those are my favorites after L & Os.   
      
    DC> Well, as it is, I got very ticked off with ABC when they canned Bill   
    DC> Mahr.   
      
    DC> Too an extent, broadcast news has gotten too vanilla.  Then again,   
    DC> the other stations have become to radical.   
      
    DC> I want to see stations and broacasters I can trust.  I think it   
    DC> all went south when Cronkite retired...   
      
   I listen to the news but try to see what is really going on other than what is   
   reported.   
      
   Sharon   
      
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