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Brandt’s Randt – Buying Your Pretty Face

I’m not anti-plastic surgery. I’m not against anything that’s someone’s personal choice, that doesn’t hurt anyone else, really. But I think it’s time we stopped making a big hairy deal about how well someone is aging when they’re not aging naturally. And that’s this week’s randt.  …

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Brandt’s Randt – NBA means No Bigots Allowed

You must have heard about the tape of Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s LA Clippers, telling his girlfriend not to be around black people. An ethical question has grown out of this scandal. Is it fair to vilify someone for what’s said in a private conversation? But I’m not concerning myself with that right now.  …

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Tragic, Violent, Controversial and the Rest

I’ve always told students to stay away from using adjectives in news writing.  An example: never describe news as good or bad.  Don’t tell listeners whether something is tragic or controversial.  I have reasons for this even though it goes against the grain of what many of my broadcasting brethren and sisters do.   …

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Brandt’s Randt – Sticks and Stones Take up London Council’s Precious Time

My goodness.  A councillor who’s leaving at the end of this term partly because of the immaturity and lack of productive energy among some of her colleagues, caused quite an uproar this week. Yes, all business grinds to a halt as Joni Baechler has the audacity to give her opinion!!  It’s just another dumb waste of time on a council that seems to look for them week after week.  And I randt.   …

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