EDITORIAL!

While this reporter usually just reports the news to my readers, the time has come when I feel it necessary to share my opinion regarding the unfortunate proliferation of what is commonly called “fake news”.  Domestic scallywags, pundits, and political operatives, to say nothing of Russia and other foreign nations, have flooded the media with untrue statements designed to confuse the electorate and influence our elections.  To me, this is deplorable and I will have no part of it.

I have fought long and hard to ensure that my readers receive only news that passes the “truthfulness” test.  You may have noticed that I always have, and always will quote named sources, some of whom are among the top governmental and political elite.  Even though I receive the information directly from these individuals, and not from a third party or anonymous sources, I check every fact with Snopes and Wikileaks before releasing my reports. I am pleased that my professionalism has been recognized by our outgoing president.

Holbrook
holbrook.spitzer@gmail.com

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Know All Men By These Presents,

            That I, Barack Hussein Obama, the 44^th President of the United States of America and its Protectorates, including, but not limited to Puerto Rico and Guam, hereby applaud the writing skills and professional ethics of Holbrook Spitzer, a natural-born citizen, who, having graduated from a top journalism college, has risen to the top of his chosen trade.

Given at Honolulu, Hawaii, this 7^th day of

January, 2017, and in the 241^st year of our nation.