[valkyrie]

I have to say that I am thankful for all the news coverage, and I mean network coverage, because I don't have cable. I am glad that I can turn on my tv almost any time (although not so much anymore) and find out what is going on with all this tragedy. I'm not saying that I want to hear hype and trash journalism, but I want to hear updates. Perhaps I am more interested in these things because (1) I work for the federal government in a federal government building and (2) that building is somewhat tall, in downtown Chicago, and just blocks away from the Sears Tower. Because of this, I worry that I may be at or near future targets. If anything is developing, I want to know. Even if nothing is developing, I want to know that too, because then I feel a little better. (I do, however, think that they shouldn't be telling everyone where the president is, for example.)

Here's another important point that I think everyone is forgetting -- if you don't want to see the news, TURN OFF YOUR TV!!! I'm glad the coverage is there for those of us who want it. If you don't, go do something else. There will be a lot of news to come, and things probably won't be back to normal for many, many years, if ever.