We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
This crash spawned one of the more outrageous pranks in modern broadcasting.
In a moment reminiscent of the movie "Anchorman" an intern at a TV station in the area proved that news readers are empty heads who will regurgitate whatever shows up on the teleprompter. Said intern was quickly fired, but his work endures.