I am in a constant fight with myself over what to absorb into my brain. As a member of the media, I have always tried to gather as much information as I could for myself. You should have seen me in college. This was before the internet, but I had subscriptions to several different current events magazines, made daily visits to the library to consume even more information, and constantly monitored the TV news. As I became more settled and the world seemed to get more alarming, I started to change my philosophy. Too much information wasn't good for my health. And I could see it wasn't good for others either. That's never more apparent than it is now. And although "outta sight, outta mind" seems like a flippant excuse for sticking your head in the sand, it has served me well. I've gone back to that reminder again lately. I will focus on what I can see and affect where I live. My hope is others do the same, make the right decisions, and stop themselves from...
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