Newspaper editors were not exempt from early 20th-century lawmaking efforts. Another 1910 criminal statute tried to prevent the newspapers from publishing rumors and gossip. The misdemeanor kept an editor or owner from publishing “any statement which he has not good reason to believe is true” in order to increase newspaper sales. Strange but true In […]
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Fight club
To combat this, Singer recommends learning “confrontation reduction skills.” Key among these is active listening. “The key to all interpersonal communications is genuine listening, as opposed to defensive listening, where you plan your retort while the other person is talking to you,” Singer said. “In order to begin to really listen, paraphrase what the other […]
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Stutter steps
Regarding Phil Bacharach’s review of “The King’s Speech” (Film, “Firth and foremost,” Jan. 5, 2011, Oklahoma Gazette): As support group leader for “Speak Out!,” Oklahoma City’s National Stuttering Association (NSA) adult support group, I was touched personally by “The King’s Speech” movie. The movie captures very well the feelings and emotions that people with disfluency […]