Also, whether or not the editorial slant of the news agrees with your opinions [...]]]> http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120704/BLOGS/307049951/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:04 http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120704/BLOGS/307049951/-1/blogs01 Are You Mad About Mad Men!

Mad Men is based on the experiences from the 1960′s. This show began in 2007 and is mainly set in the office of Sterling Cooper advertising agency. The scenes in this show were all shot in New York to let viewers get the feel of a real advertising business in the 60′s. The designs of the show are closely to perfect to the designs in the time area. The events in this show are actual events that had happen back in the 1960′s. They show [...]]]> http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120701/BLOGS/307019981/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:04 http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120701/BLOGS/307019981/-1/blogs01 Our country as a whole is faced with a rising number of people who are overweight or even obsess. This is caused from a combination of many different things. Over eating, lack of exercise and even just poor food choices are one of the many things that we are told continuities to this rising problem.

There has been talk that the ads and commercials we see on TV can play a large part in our overeating as well. This is a personal option and not a proven fact, but give it some thought. [...]]]> http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120630/BLOGS/306309924/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:03 http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120630/BLOGS/306309924/-1/blogs01 There have recently been some concerns about whether or not educational television is really good for children. Some lawsuits have ended in deciding that no matter what kind of television it is, it’s still not that mentally engaging to children. There is a fair amount of evidence that cartoons are not really educational for children. However, there are some great things that can be learned from educational television. The lawsuits concerned cartoons for toddlers, not documentaries http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120629/BLOGS/306299836/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:02 http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120629/BLOGS/306299836/-1/blogs01 It can be said that there is too much violence on TV. Some people do not realize the amount of violence that is actually there until they try this test. Turn on the tv and flip through the channels and no doubt almost one third of all the channels will be displaying acts of violence.

Even when people are just watching the news there are plenty of violent instances displayed. It is almost impossible to watch the nightly news channel without being informed of several violent stories. [...]]]> http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120628/BLOGS/306289818/-1/blogs01?rssfeed=true Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:02:02 http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/article/20120628/BLOGS/306289818/-1/blogs01 How many of you are hooked on watching the “Food Network”? Each and everyday they showcase not only some of the best chefs in the country but also some of the yummiest foods ever. And they seem to have a program that fits with everyone’s taste.

I personally love good southern cooking and enjoy cooking it as well. So when it comes to watching the “Food Network” I tend to pay closer attention when they are cooking friend [...]]]>