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To: Warpfactor who wrote (22044)	11/1/2004 6:09:47 PM
From: kodiak_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Warp, Most newspapers have a liberal bias, and SF should be left of most. Think of information sources as a clock, with noon as neutral. The NYT is at 10 a.m., the WSJ is at 2:00 p.m. Conservative publications (but who knows if your kids would read them) are: The Economist The Weekly Standard US News & WR Readers Digest Fox News Liberal publications would include: Time Newsweek PBS NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC etc. But kids, kids? They get their news from VH1 and the Comedy Channel. Kb

To: Warpfactor who wrote (22044)	11/1/2004 6:17:13 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 23153

WSJ is considered conservative by most people who aren't wearing aluminum foil hats to protect their brains from secret rays.... Reading difficulty of WSJ is a bit high. USA Today is pretty middle of the road, lots of color, useful diagrams - like the weather page. They try to be relatively neutral. Also consider Highlights for Children and Home subscriptions to the Weekly Reader. News Max seems to edge towards the right. ******** If you are getting the Chronicle by mail, note that the content is usually tamer than what we get here in the SF Bay area. While the Chronicle content is fine for anyone past the age of 12, it may not be what you want for younger children. My personal opinion. ******** You might want to check some of the home schooling sites to see what they recommend. When a kid has their own subscription to a magazine, like Highlights, it can create a real love of reading an sense of ownership....

To: Warpfactor who wrote (22044)	11/1/2004 6:36:43 PM
From: jim_p	Respond to of 23153

Hi Warp, I'd second the list that KB provided. I used to read the WSJ, but haven't read it on a regular basis for a number of years now. Jim

To: Warpfactor who wrote (22044)	11/1/2004 7:51:35 PM
From: Libbyt	Respond to of 23153

insists on keeping our subscription to the pathetically liberal San Francisco Chronicle I take the S.F. Chronicle and The Contra Costa Times. After about 6 years of a daily subscription for both papers, I decided to cut back on the Chronicle, and only get the Sunday edition of the Chronicle. In spite of my subscription change, I still receive both papers every morning. (My dog loves to bring in the morning paper...so two papers makes it a more exciting morning for him!) When you read the front page of the S.F. Chronicle, and the front page of The Contra Costa Times they are as opposite as you could imagine. I also take the Wall Street Journal online, mainly because I've found it to have interesting editorials and specific stories that might influence the trading of some of the stocks that I follow. I would agree with the other comments that the Wall Street Journal would be considered a conservative newspaper. I've found that most of the news I read is online, so the daily papers I receive mainly end up in the recycle bin without being read. If you are looking for a more conservative paper, I would consider taking the Contra Costa Times. You could sign up for a trial subscription, or an online subscription, to see if it is a paper that might interest your kids to give them a "more balanced" view of the world.

To: Warpfactor who wrote (22044)	11/1/2004 8:29:14 PM
From: whitepine	Respond to of 23153

Warp, As a former teacher, I think the news is OK, but I would dwell on questions and stories about principles. The Ant and the Grasshopper, by Thomas Sowell I think, is a great short essay. Have your child examine words: Often the word 'progressive' is attached to the income tax. Is this accurate? IMO, NO. Why should people who study hard in high school, work their way through college, study, etc., then be penalized with a higher tax rate when they obtain a better-paying job? Comparatively, if a fellow high school student partied, failed to get into college, or even dropped-out, why should he/she have a lower marginal tax rate? Who is subsidizing whom? If I am taxed more to pay for John's college education, to whom do the benefits of the education accrue? Will John charge me less as an attorney...or an MD? Nope. So, who should really pay for John's education? IMO, John, of course. Anyway, even if you disagree, I think you understand why I think discussions about 'distributive/redistributive justice' are fundamentally more educational than learning who killed Che. wp