September 14, 2023 Midnight deadline for automaker union strike looms as talks with workers have a distance to go There are just hours to go butĀ quite a distance between proposalsĀ to avoid a strike by members of the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s three automakers.
September 8, 2023 Large US grocery chains Kroger, Albertsons selling 400-plus locations in order to make their merger Kroger and Albertsons will sell more than 400 stores and other assets to get government permission for their merger.
December 30, 2022 Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters, 1st female network anchor, has died Trailblazing television news broadcaster Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93 Friday, according to ABC News, her home of more than 40 years.
June 16, 2022 Gas prices take slight dip this week, but still much higher this month Gas prices are not at record highs on Thursday, which is enough to make news these days. Theyāve actually dropped slightly, according to AAA, but certainly not enough to proclaim thereās relief at the pumps.
June 10, 2022 Gas prices jump to more record highs before the weekend Gas prices are at record highs ā both in Florida and nationally, and for both regular unleaded and diesel ā according to AAA.
May 31, 2022 FAU: South Florida homes much less overvalued than other places as we near ‘peak’ prices It’s no secret homes are overvalued and people looking for a place to live are often disappointed, but it may be surprising that South Florida’s real estate isn’t as overpriced as dozens of other places around the country.
March 9, 2022 One station’s major gas price hike, all in a day’s work How quickly are gas prices rising? How about 20 cents in nine-and-a-half hours!
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
November 5, 2020 Hey Trump! Call it quits or history will judge you even more harshly Two days have passed since the election for President of the United States, about a third of the 100 Senators and all 435 members…
May 29, 2020 Are all of these emails really necessary right now? Pennsylvania’s primary election was supposed to be held April 28 but was postponed until this coming Tuesday, June 2, due to the Coronavirus pandemic….
April 15, 2020 A blogger’s job is never done, especially after a migration I havenāt blogged for a while because Iāve been working hard, but Iāve been on this updated website, fixing lots of problems that started…
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…
July 20, 2019 Nothing against my friends at CBS, but… AT&T ā which owns DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse ā released a statement saying it “offered to pay CBS an unprecedented rate increase and…
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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
July 13, 2018 The FCC’s war on American children, adults The Federal Communications Commission has a very important mission, but it’s not being fulfilled.In fact, the opposite has been happening over the past few…
May 25, 2018 Follow-Up Friday, plus David Hogg defeats Publix First, I want to thank you for all your reading. This is my 99th blog and so far there have been more than 14,100…
May 17, 2018 Forget Laurel and Yanny. Did Cecily call Adam a moron? I don’t know about you but yesterday, I couldn’t stop “hearing”Ā about what the people who listened to a certain audio file heard. Most…
May 8, 2018 Paying for news, one candidate’s free airtime and asking for your comments I hope you’ve had a terrific Tuesday! I have a few thoughts (just a few) I figured I’d get out today. This morning, Axios…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma GonzĆ”lez, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma GonzĆ”lez, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…