Associated Press attempts to cancel ‘the’

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Continued from Page A2 reader, should be too. Let Raytheon fight this war with all its high-tech weaponry. Do not let our government do it with your children. There is no glory in war, no valor, only death, misery and exploitation by those in cushiony beds who send your children and grandchildren to be sacrificed while they grow rich from blood money.

As Nancy Reagan said about drugs: Just say no.

• “World’s Oldest Person on the Keys to Longevity.”

Maria Branyas Morera of Toulon, France is 115. She says: “Order, tranquility, good connection with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, no worries, no regrets, lots of positivity and STAYING AWAY FROM TOXIC PEOPLE.” Amen, sister. And finally, our Chuckle of the Week:

• “’THE’ Can be Dehumanizing.”

The Associated Press has canceled “the.”

“We recommend,” the AP has told its reporters, “avoiding general and dehumanizing ‘the’ labels as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses.”

Such as the mentally ill editor at AP who issued this recommendation.

Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail.com.