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Our Opinion: At 50, WVIA television continues to elevate conversation and conditions in NEPA

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<p>&#8220;Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott&#8221; is the name of a song written and recorded in the 1970s by a country music group, the Statler Brothers.</p><p>The lyrics bemoan the fact that the good, wholesome movies such as the old cowboy/Western type are a thing of the past, being replaced by R- and X-rated films.</p><p>In 2016, there are a plethora of &#8220;whatever-happened-to&#8221; questions that we can ask ourselves. In my opinion, the most important is &#8220;whatever happened to fair, objective and honest journalism?&#8221; Sadly, it has gone the way of the dinosaur and been replaced by a biased and agenda-driven media. It is certainly no coincidence that the vast majority of Americans do not trust the media to give them fair and honest reporting.</p><p>Two-thirds of the populace thinks the country is headed in the wrong direction.</p><p>Two great country music performers sang of our nation&#8217;s troubles about 40 to 45 years ago. The late Merle Haggard sang: &#8220;We&#8217;re rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell, with no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell. Wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten years like they should. Is the best of the free life behind us now? Are the good times really over for good?&#8221;</p><p>Loretta Lynn sang: &#8220;God bless America again. You can see all the trouble that she&#8217;s in. Wash her pretty face, dry her eyes, and then God bless America again.&#8221;</p><p>These words were appropriate then and have even greater strength today.</p><p>Do you feel the Earth shaking? That&#8217;s the millions of proud, loyal and patriotic Americans, including our forefathers, who are turning over in their graves.</p><p><strong>Bill Stavishak</strong></p><p>Wilkes-Barre</p><style>
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Letter to the Editor: Old song lyrics bemoaning nation’s condition seem fitting for our times, writer says