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Could, might and possibly are commonly used words in newspaper headlines and news commentary in recent years. But they dont belong in news reporting. Theyre used to twist news to the authors liking. The news media need to go back to reporting the news, not creating the news. In fact, the news media are out of control. Reporters are in a frenzy to make the public believe there is a connection to Donald Trumps victory to Russian involvement in the recent election.

The United States and most other major countries have tried to manipulate elections and politics in other countries for years. This has been happening since civilization began. John F. Kennedy tried to have Fidel Castro executed. Its nothing new.

What is new in the United States is the news media controlling our presidential election for the eight years preceding the election of Trump. His election caused hysteria among the liberal news media because they thought they had complete control of the 2016 presidential election.

The control of our elections by the news media must end. The liberal press has a similar agenda as Pravda, a Russian newspaper controlled by the Communist Party that controls content and angles the news received by Russian citizens.

The First Amendment is a great thing, but something is wrong when misleading a policeman is illegal for a citizen but the news media misleading citizens is legal.

Jerry Jensen

Marcola

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Trump ally Michael Savage calls for government takeover of the media following shooting at GOP baseball practice Media Matters for America (blog) Responding to the shooting, Savage questioned whether Trump should take control of Twitter and asked, Is it time for the government to take control of the out-of-control pirates on social media ... who do not monitor left-wing haters? He also ... and more »

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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. -- A hacker broke into two of the City of Albertville's Facebook pages. One is gone now, and the city staff can't control what's on the other one.

Hacked Albertville Farmers Market Facebook page

Robin Gore is the Communications Specialist for the City of Albertville. Someone hacked into her personal Facebook account. "Consequently we lost access to the City of Albertville, Alabama, Facebook page and the Farmers Market Facebook page," Gore said.

She's an administrator for those two pages. The hacker was able to delete her and the other administrators and took sole control over the pages.

"Luckily Main Street Music Festival was safe," Gore said, "Thank goodness. I was able to contact another admin to delete me as an admin when I realized this was going on." That's the third city-affiliated Facebook page Gore helped run.

The city's Facebook is gone. Gore says they're not sure if the hacker changed the page or if Facebook took it down. The hacker changed the profile picture on the Farmers Market page and replied to a comment from a social media user inquiring what it is. The reply was nonsensical.

"Unfortunately, again, we have no access right now to change any of that," Gore said.

She's working with Facebook staff to remove the page. She was able to get her personal profile back.

Gore feels this was a professional hacker, and has noticed other similar jobs across social media. "Our security settings were very strong," Gore explained

City staff feels the hacker was looking for credit cards sometimes associated with professional or business pages. "Obviously, being city government we don't pay for any kind of social media boosting or sponsoring," Gore said.

Gore added the community can help by reporting the Farmers Market page to Facebook. City staff contacted Albertville Police investigators, and they're in the process of creating new pages that are said to be more secure. The city's other social media accounts are fine.

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WASHINGTON -- The last member of Congress to be shot while in office was former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), shot in the head by a would-be assassin during a strip-mall meet-and-greet with constituents in her home district on Jan. 8, 2011.

Giffords weathered an arduous recovery period, resigning from Congress a year after the shooting. She and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, became gun-control advocates and founded Americans for Responsible Solutions.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot in the hip and was in criticalcondition after this morning's attack on a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.Rep. Roger Williams' (R-Texas) aide Zachary Barth, Tyson Foods lobbyist Matt Mika and two Capitol Police officers were also wounded: David Bailey and Krystal Griner. Mika was reportedly in critical condition.

The gunman, James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Ill., had been arrested in 2006 for attacking his daughter and her friend, and threatening the friend's boyfriend with a 12-gauge shotgun. The Belleville News-Democratalsoreported that on March 24 neighbors called police on Hodgkinson shooting in the woods behind his home; cops found he had a valid firearms permit.

Hodgkinson was wounded by the officers and later died.

It doesnt matter if youre a Democrat or a Republican, nor if youre a senator or a representative, nor a staffer or a sworn officer. If you serve the institution of Congress, youre connected to your colleagues, current and former, by a shared sense of service to ideals far greater than yourself. This shooting is an attack on all who serve and on all who participate in our democracy," Giffords said in a statement issued by Americans for Responsible Solutions.

I am heartbroken for the pain of Congressman Scalise, the other victims, and their family, friends, and colleagues who survived. I am thankful for the great courage of the Capitol Police, who were my protectors after I was shot and became my friends. I also know the courage it takes to recover from a shooting like this, and I know Steve and everyone there this morning have such courage in great supply," she added.

May all Americans come together today with prayers for the survivors, love for their friends and family, and the courage to go about everyday making this country its best. Our nation is resilient, and we always come back stronger.

Dan Gross of theBrady Campaignto Prevent Gun Violencesaid in a statement that"all Americans, including our elected leaders, should live in an environment where they can pursue everyday activities without fear of being shot."

"Far too many Americans know what its like to be shot or have a loved one killed by gun violence," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety.

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said she was "devastated by this mornings shooting tragedy," and added that "Americans should be able to play baseball, dance in a nightclub, and attend religious services without the threat of gun violence. We all deserve better."

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DEQ announces air pollution controls for oil recyclers Pamplin Media Group TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO - Hayden Island residents complained in March to DEQ and two oil recycling The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced news last week that it hoped would please Hayden Island residents who have been inundated ...

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