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onald Trump’s victory in the presidential race says a lot about the country and how Americans feel about the press. During his run to the White House, Trump castigated the media for biased coverage, while his supporters yelled at reporters to do their jobs. The election should be a wake-up call for the press. Not only did most of the media and the pollsters get it wrong, but mainstream journalists misread the mood of the country. That’s because many national pundits, network talking heads and staffers at the big daily newspapers are not in step with the rest of America. The press is no longer seen as the watchdog of the country, but its enemy. People don’t trust the media. LOCAL Community News doesn’t take sides or endorse politicians, and that helps build trust with our readers. For other media outlets, it’s time to get back to basics, to write impartial and unbiased stories, to step down from ivory towers, to stop acting like an ennobled elite and to cease championing wasteful experiments in social engineering. The press must remember that it serves the public, not rules them. The reporting surrounding the Trump campaign and the reality of what really happened shows a great disconnect in the press. Big media is out of touch with its audience. Way out of touch.
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’Tis the season for good memories by SUSAN YERKES
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he holiday season is upon us, with all kinds of merry and bright attractions and distractions. After the last election cycle, that’s a gift in itself. Maybe that’s why this year I started thinking about gifts earlier than my usual last-minute rush to find the perfect present. However, it wasn’t so much about gifts in the here and now – it was remembrances of Christmas past, Yuletide wishes and offerings longed for and unanticipated.
My first recollections of Christmas are of a solitary nighttime vigil I held in the wee hours in our home, standing mesmerized in my footie pajamas before a little lighted Nativity scene on the table in our front hall. I found something profoundly sweet and comforting about the peaceful family, surrounded by sheep, donkeys, shepherds and angels, and the big star hanging over them all. Here in San Antonio, I discovered a world of crèches in folk-art nacimientos, or Nativity scenes. The late, great Marshall Steves Sr. and his wife Patsy collected (and donated) many from Mexico and South America to form a section of the San Antonio Museum of Art’s old holiday market Bazar Sábado. The late Gloria Cadena was the city’s nacimiento champ. Her 3,000-plus-piece “Nacimiento – A Fantasy Christmas Village” was many years in the making, and eventually included everything from a tiny Alamo to a bullfight scene. There are plenty of living nacimientos around town, too, mostly in front of area churches. My favorite is San
Fernando Cathedral’s annual La Gran Posada, a candlelit procession in the heart of downtown re-enacting the story of Joseph and Mary seeking shelter in Bethlehem. This year’s free event starts 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in Milam Park and treks through the streets to the historic church. December also brings the commemoration of Hanukkah, Judaism’s Festival of Lights. Hanukkah has its own beautiful ceremonies. One of the coolest is Chabad Lubavitch of South Texas’ annual “Chanukah on the River,” this year at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Arneson River Theatre and La Villita. From river barges adorned with big menorahs to a concert and traditional festival, it’s a great place to observe a treasured ritual. Even the most commercial aspect of the holidays can evoke marvelous memories. Many folks still remember the 40-foot-tall Santa Claus waving tirelessly atop the old Joske’s downtown, and briefly experiencing a resurrection above Dillard’s. Joske’s also was Christmas-wish central for thousands of kids in the 1950s
and ’60s, with its spectacular fourthfloor Fantasyland. Long lines snaked through a fantastic, snowy forest full of singing animals on the way to asking for presents from Santa in his “Texas home.” The only gift I ever recall requesting was always the same – a horse. While the real thing never materialized, I did amass dozens of plastic equines and horse books, particularly “The Black Stallion” series. The best substitute was the trail rides from the old stables by Brackenridge Park, and the Sunday polo matches in the fields there. In the ’80s, when I returned to San Antonio after years of being away, the stables still stood and I found a patient trainer, Marty Allen Wernle, and finally learned to ride. I got to know the late Dr. Leo Cuello, and his magnificent Arabian stallion Cass Ole, star of “The Black Stallion” movie. A couple of years later I found a horse of my own – a beautiful Arabian named Potential. That’s the thing about Christmas wishes. You never know when they might come true. syerkes@localcommunitynews.com
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in condemning the procedure they say bleeds too much money in the form of local tax dollars slated for their schools, which are in turn collected by the state and then redistributed to property-poor districts. No small wonder this share-thewealth measure is more commonly known as the Robin Hood plan. Fiscally supporting the state’s public school system benefits all students, but the process also should be fair. For decades, Texas has struggled to get it right and continually fails. In addition, according to some accounts of recent hearings, portions of the taxes collected for school finance are instead being redirected to other programs. How is this fair to pupils, their teachers and the taxpayers? If you care about equitable school funding, let your elected representative know. It’s time to go back to the blackboard and draw up a more evenhanded plan. -The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.
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DROP-IN MAHJONG The Senior Center in the Barshop 21 Jewish Community Center is home to mahjong on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Coffee will be served. The JCC is on the Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community, 12500 N.W. Military Highway. For more, call Cathy Pottorf at 302-6870.
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fellowship, the third Wednesday of the month (September through May) at San Pedro Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall, 14900 U.S. 281 North. For Christmas, lunch will be served at 11 a.m. Cost is $21; reservations required. For more and to reserve a spot, contact Peggy Peterson at rpete4321@satx.rr.com or call 373-3961. ARE YOU AN OUTDOOR DEC. WOMAN? Texas Outdoors 27 Woman Network of San Antonio holds 6 p.m. meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month at The Lion & Rose British Restaurant & Pub, 842 N.W. Loop 410, Suite 115. Nonmembers welcome. Guest speakers talk at 6:30 p.m. For questions, visit townsa.org. SCHOOL’S OUT – HO, HO, HO! DEC./JAN. North East Independent School District campuses will be closed for the holidays Dec. 22Jan. 4. Northside Independent School District students get time off for winter
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