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ScratchCat

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4. I kind of agree, but this has become typical

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:20 PM

21 hrs ago

The national media frequently makes local stories into national ones for one reason or another. It bothers me to no end. Whether its a high school girl missing on vacation out of the country or some guy dying while resisting arrest, these aren't national stories and they take away from more important issues that affect us all.

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Kidnapping of Guthrie's mother [View all] angrychair 21 hrs ago OP

Correct. efhmc 21 hrs ago #1

Yep. dlilafae 21 hrs ago #2

Not sure where your complaint is. ificandream 21 hrs ago #3

I kind of agree, but this has become typical ScratchCat 21 hrs ago #4

I can't tell you exactly what the criteria is today .... ificandream 16 hrs ago #7

Yeah. My sister who lives in moonscape 16 hrs ago #10

People prefer it leftstreet 20 hrs ago #5

You don't need a ratings consultant for a story like this one. ificandream 16 hrs ago #8

New Evidence DET 20 hrs ago #6

And Nancy Guthrie, too ... alive I hope.... ificandream 16 hrs ago #9

They can walk and chew gum at the same time MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #11

Yep malaise 15 hrs ago #12

It's more about ratings. These type of stories get views JI7 15 hrs ago #13