March 22, 2020 Coronavirus doesn’t favor any group over another, so we shouldn’t with money I had several blog posts half-written and want to finish them, but I’ve been too busy with other things, including reconstructing posts in this…
March 7, 2020 New and improved website! I’m happy to report the blog CohenConnect.com is new and improved, with a different web host, and more to see at first glance if…
February 9, 2020 Your local reporter may be phoning it in Have you seen Katie from Kansas on your local CBS TV station’s website? You probably shouldn’t. This post started when I was looking for…
February 5, 2020 Iowa Democrats' disaster just a symptom of primary problems The Democratic caucus in Iowa took place two days ago and we should’ve received the results about 30 hours ago, and that’s giving the…
January 3, 2020 Far worse crimes than a few Mummers in blackface, which was handled I’ve known Philadelphia’s City Council president, who also represents my district, is out of his mind and his response to the *few* Mummers in…
December 27, 2019 Have you noticed Comcast’s Christmas gift to itself? It’s that time of year again. No. I take that back. A few weeks ago, it was that time of year again. Regular and…
December 23, 2019 The bad and the good at work (media edition) We all have good days and bad days, but both of these quotes refer to the bigger picture at different times in different people’s…
November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up…
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
October 28, 2019 “Your rights in Philadelphia as it pertains to anti-discrimination in your employment are solid” Really? There’s something about catching up on a newspaper or magazine when you’ve fallen behind in your reading. This past weekend, I read both…
October 18, 2019 Haven’t been in touch for a while. This is partly the reason. To those of you eager to read more blog posts here (this is blog #150!), and news on ThePhillyFiles.com, I’m temporarily sorry. No, I…
August 15, 2019 ThePhillyFiles’ six-week milestone! I sent the following to subscribers of ThePhillyFiles on Mailchimp: It’s hard for me to believe but today marks *six weeks* since the kickoff…
August 9, 2019 The war on guns, from Philadelphia to the feds It’s almost a week since gunmen killed 31 people in mass shootings, 13 hours apart, and nothing concrete has been done to reduce the…
July 20, 2019 Nothing against my friends at CBS, but… AT&T — which owns DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse — released a statement saying it “offered to pay CBS an unprecedented rate increase and…
July 20, 2019 Larger Than Life Personality: Remembering Mitch Petrus — Austin Kellerman I’ve never reblogged before. Only heard of it. But heat stroke is deadly, and a serious threat this weekend. A few days ago, it…
July 11, 2019 Netroots Nation’s national conference in town, and how I heard of it Lots of people interested in politics and next year’s Democratic presidential nomination will have their eyes focused on the Pennsylvania Convention Center through Saturday….
July 8, 2019 Video: First fiery justice, then the law A man the BBC calls a “far-right extremist” — who set fire to a synagogue, a year ago — first went down in flames…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
May 29, 2019 Would you want Mueller’s words about Trump said about you? Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time, saying he was resigning and closing down the special counsel’s office. His investigation,…
May 3, 2019 Lenny’s update, and the writing and posting you may have missed You may have actually looked at the homepage of this blog, CohenConnect.com, and thought I hadn’t been writing. It may have looked that way,…
May 2, 2019 Thinking about religion, belief and recent violence Vacation time is up. We’re into May and I haven’t written a “real blog post” for you in a month and a half, since…
March 16, 2019 Control of the media after the mosque attacks in New Zealand THANK YOU to the two new followers from over the past week, bringing the total up to 116. I hope you like what you…
February 21, 2019 Pre-election politics in Israel, and where I’ve been Tomorrow will be a month since my last actual blog post. I’ve been very busy working and also spent a little time in Florida…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
January 15, 2019 Reports: Nexstar says no to WPIX-NY, WSFL-Miami If you want to do something well, watch someone else do it. That’s the way to improve in most skills in life. That’s one…
January 11, 2019 Anniversary means time to start something new It’s Jan. 11 and that means today marks four years since my very first blog post at www.CohenConnect.com. Back then, when I started, I…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
December 12, 2018 Exposing hate, close to home (as if acceptable anywhere) My interest started when I was looking at my Facebook feed over the weekend and saw this post from a former coworker. Obviously, we’re…
December 6, 2018 Blogging better in 2019 after hitting 20,000 views in 2018 THANK YOU! I don’t know what else to say. There’s nothing special about hitting 20,000 blog page views except that it’s a big round…
November 28, 2018 Level-headed moderation needed now in The Birthplace of America Philadelphia is a great place to live. It has so much, so close-by: history, museums, sports. It’s walkable, livable, has green space. No, it…
November 21, 2018 The end of an era, and beginning of this one (Part A of this one) It was 20 years ago tonight. Not exactly. It was actually four days off, on Nov. 25, but what really matters is it was…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 28, 2018 Not a good day for political thoughts, the USA as a whole I’ve known I had another blog post “due” before the election, if you know how I think, but too much on my mind and…
October 20, 2018 Thinking about teacher’s child porn trouble and my old school’s website Today, I found out some news about someone who went to school with me, pretty much since kindergarten. In fact, I think he lived…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
October 10, 2018 The case against us all paying for private schools Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to…
October 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.†The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were high…
September 26, 2018 Stupid, stupid, stupid! Sometimes I see or hear something so stupid, I lose control and have to call it out right away. That’s especially true when it…
September 23, 2018 Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, justice and becoming a Justice President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be giving the Senate Judiciary Committee calendars from 1982 to back up his continued denial of…
September 14, 2018 Eric Trump and his shekels I try not to go more than a week without posting something. Unfortunately, it has been 11 days dues to holidays that won’t be…
September 3, 2018 Labor Day weekend leftovers I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you’ve had a busy week, between getting used to having your kids in school or planning what…
August 29, 2018 Ron DeSantis didn’t learn from Roseanne Barr There are just 69 days until the midterm elections (for those of you who really explored all around this all-around great blog to see…
August 27, 2018 Not the typical pet, not the typical vet appointment What a morning, and I hadn’t even gotten to the vet’s office!It was time for Frisky’s first annual physical. That’s not counting the office…
August 16, 2018 Sanctions against Sinclair? Sounds justified It’s either coincidence, karma or a higher power when things come together in ways previously thought impossible. This weekend, Jewish people around the world…
August 9, 2018 Tribune to Sinclair: Judge’s gavel instead of merger’s handshake It’s a great day in broadcasting, or as great as things can get in this day and age. There will be no merger between…
August 2, 2018 Cher’s surprise: Stopping by The Cher Show while it gets ready for Broadway Hi! This is Lenny with the first of what I’m hoping will be regular guest columns. Just use the contact form to let me…
July 30, 2018 Allegiant Airlines: Worst flight of my life I didn’t plan to be writing this blog right now. I should have already landed in Allentown, got in my car, and been on my way home to Philadelphia. Instead, I made the mistake of flying Allegiant Airlines. Please keep in mind I’m reading this on my tablet. Never done that before. They were an […]
July 27, 2018 Sinclair sinks, Trump’s temper, Cox’s cash value There’s something to be said for waiting before starting to write. That’s not my nature. I want to get things out first. I type…
July 25, 2018 Big merger, big problem, big surprise! This was starting to get a little hard to keep track of, and I wrote most of this last night. Good thing I waited…
