From the Editor
Happy birthday to us. This month U.S. News is 75 years old. (The World Report came later.)
Starting on Page 44, we give you some highlights of where we've been. We tried not to get too carried away. Sure, it's an accomplishment for any institution to succeed for this long. And our history overlaps with some of the great stories of the 20th and 21st centuries.
As to where we're going, perhaps you've noticed that there's something of a revolution happening in the media business these days. It's an unsettled time for anyone trying to reach an audience with information.
But at U.S. News, we think two things will remain constant: our approach to news and information, and the nature of our readers.
Our readers today, whether of print or online, are the same kind of people as in 1933, 1973, or 2003. We've done the surveys and the focus groups. You care about your community, your country, and your world. You look for the most useful and relevant information you can get to make careful decisions about your family, your health, your career, and your money.
We get that. We always have. "News You Can Use" was a phrase that some bright editor made a permanent part of the magazine in 1952. We do the reporting, tell you what you need to know, and don't waste your time. We play it straight and get the facts right. In this increasingly complex world, we provide reliable information you can act on—whether it's picking a president, a health insurance plan, or a college.
We're not for everybody. We never have been. Some folks prefer a more fashionable mix of edgy opinion. That comes and goes. We're about what matters to you.
It's a simple idea that's worked for 75 years. And whether we're reaching you in print, on the Web, in an E-mail, on an iPod, or on a BlackBerry, I'd give it another 75. - Brian Kelly
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Washington Whispers
Just finished reading "Coining American Heroes" and would like to offer the following comment. One does not WIN a medal for valor. A medal for valor is awarded. The person having been awarded this medal is refered to as a recipient of.............
Peter Temperino
Your editors Note Nov. 2009
I think President Obama has done an Outstanding Job
Handling the very important issues in front of him
at present!!!I also believe that his Wife is the best
1st. Lady that we have Ever had in Politics. He is COOL
as any person could be under adverse conditions. I
changed from Rep. to Dem. because of him and his wife
and children. I am Personally Sick and Tired of all the
adverse publicity surrounding him because People dont
like successful people and they want to put him down
because of their own problems. Leave him alone to do his Job. I have never seen a President that has
surounded himself with the best money could buy with
no Bias. He is the BEST!!!! The heck with the rest.
I am a Proud MARINE from Chicago and he is and always
will be my Hero. If you dont Like it. Too Bad.
Editor's Note
My wife and I live in San Antonio, Texas. We are both
college graduates, and I have a small computer business
while my wife is a retired school teacher.
We both strongly support Obama. He is thoughtful, and
careful about his decision making. If only we had had
such a thinker during our Vietnam disaster. At that time I was a combat medic. We had a saying; "Kill for Peace". I would venture to say this has been our nation's motto in use the last 50 years.
Another thought: It takes only one psychaitrist to change a light bulb but the light bulb has to want to change. Or as my wife, the teacher says; "NO teaching
takes place if the student has NO desire to learn." This might help explain why we were able to bring WWII to a close in only four years but haven't won a battle since.
Perhaps Obama will prove clever enough to leave 'our'
oil alone and instead use this country's great wealth to
create abundant green energy and save this tired earth as well.
We humans, like all other evolved forms of life seem hell bent for leather on reproducing at impossible rates and then competing for the ever diminishing resources.
We MUST arrive at a higher level of morality and intelligence if we wish to survive and NOT destroy this
wonderful planet of ours. If WE don't solve this problem, then god will!
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