[Vision2020] So, You Think You Know the News?
Tom Hansen
thansen at moscow.com
Sat Jul 19 14:49:04 PDT 2008
To quote . . .
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
I believe that trend is about to change.
Seeya round town, Moscow.
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
> What is amazing, is that according to the results of this quiz by
education
> level, college graduates averaged 63% correct, some college 48%, high
school
> or less 29%. Anyone of average intelligence who can read could score an
A
> or B (80-100%) on this test if they read the Moscow/Pullman Daily News
> regularly, or any significant newspaper in the US. Even college grads
> averaged a D (60-70% correct)! Assuming the results of this quiz reflect
> the national average, people are not informed of contemporary facts of
> critical importance by choice... Too busy with other things, don't
care...
> No wonder W. Bush "won" the White House twice..."Fool me once, shame on
you;
> fool me twice, shame on me."
>
> Ted
Moffett
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