John 19-20; Proverbs 3:1-10
Saturday's Bible Reading: John 19-20; Proverbs 3:1-10
Perhaps people in Western Michigan should call a temporary moratorium on travel. Within the past week, three stories about local people venturing away from home have made national news—none of them positive. On Wednesday, a private bus headed to Cedar Point crashed into a construction zone barrier near Toledo, injuring eight people. On Friday, a recent graduate of Hope College went hiking near Mt. Rainier and didn't return. And on Saturday, a woman from Rockford fell to her death while trying to take a photograph at a scenic overlook at Yellowstone National Park.
The bus accident probably wouldn't have made national news except that members of a prominent family (DeVos) were onboard. The local media showed its true colors by reporting in detail on the condition of the "important" people (i.e., Maria and Dalton DeVos) while not even mentioning the names of others onboard except for Margie Krause who was air-lifted to an Ohio hospital. The other injured people would have remained anonymous if it weren't for the Toledo Blade, which published their names. The names of the injured passengers made it obvious to many people that the bus trip had more to do with an outing from Ada Christian School than anything to do with Alticor. But the local news media never made that connection—or chose to ignore it.
Perhaps people in Western Michigan should call a temporary moratorium on travel. Within the past week, three stories about local people venturing away from home have made national news—none of them positive. On Wednesday, a private bus headed to Cedar Point crashed into a construction zone barrier near Toledo, injuring eight people. On Friday, a recent graduate of Hope College went hiking near Mt. Rainier and didn't return. And on Saturday, a woman from Rockford fell to her death while trying to take a photograph at a scenic overlook at Yellowstone National Park.
The bus accident probably wouldn't have made national news except that members of a prominent family (DeVos) were onboard. The local media showed its true colors by reporting in detail on the condition of the "important" people (i.e., Maria and Dalton DeVos) while not even mentioning the names of others onboard except for Margie Krause who was air-lifted to an Ohio hospital. The other injured people would have remained anonymous if it weren't for the Toledo Blade, which published their names. The names of the injured passengers made it obvious to many people that the bus trip had more to do with an outing from Ada Christian School than anything to do with Alticor. But the local news media never made that connection—or chose to ignore it.
copyright 2006 Julie Ackerman Link at 10:20 AM
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