re: Current events sources for younger children

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When I was growing up, I used to watch the 5 o'clock news with my parents. When my kids were growing up, they did the same thing. Today, I feel like the 24-hour news cycle has made this crap unwatchable.

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is it really different?

I'm 36, grew up in Louisiana, I don't see it as being much different than before.

- 2 people were shot dead last night
- Politics rabble rabble rabble
- Hot, partly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers