LA Times link here.
The link takes you to the Saturday edition (December 17, 2011) of the LA Times. On the front page, third story down is the headline: North Dakota Flood Victims Still Awaiting Aid.
I'm sure by the time most people read this post, the page will have changed, but I find it remarkable that this would be a front-page story in the LA Times. I did not read the article. I can only imagine the reason for this being a front-page story, but I am quite surprised.
They replayed this segment on last nights "Gold Rush Alaska" where "Dakota Fred" visits his flood damaged house in Minot.
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Interesting. I guess the "flood video" is something folks like to watch.
ReplyDelete"Dakota Fred" was also in the first season of Gold Rush Alaska so the flooding of his house was part of the "drama".
ReplyDeleteTowards the end of the first season Gold Rush Alaska had the top cable viewership. I think it
outdrew the NBA playoffs.
I'm beginning to think the NBA is overrated. The NFL seems to have their act together.
ReplyDeleteSuppose you gave a pro basketball strike/lockout and nobody noticed? (A takeoff on the old "Suppose you gave a war and nobody came?"
ReplyDeleteOn a different unrelated point government official watch the reality shows for potential law violations. Last year there was a show on logging of sunken logs. On person had has Oregon permit pulled after the first year.
Next week on "Gold Rush Alaska"(GRA) the Porcupine Creek claim is being shut down by Alaska for for "water violations". A recent online "aftershow" of GRA explained that the feds and Alaska along with the gold mine organizations were appalled by the "newbies" and their mining techniques. It looks like a decision was made to have "Dakota Fred" replace them at "Porcupine Creek".
Not directly related to the Bakken except for the fact that a show will be made this winter with the Willistone Police by the same reality show people. They seem good people but when the show starts next summer the Williston police can expect to be "nitpicked". The public response will likely be positive but the mainstream (liberal media and various legal agencies will look for undotted "i"'s and uncrossed "t"'s.