According to Merriam-Webster Online; the definition of “News” is defined as 1 a : a report of recent events b : previously unknown information news for you> c : something having a specified influence or effect news for lawns and gardens — Garrison Keillor> news>
2 a : material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast b : matter that is newsworthy.

I guess that it’s realative to the reader, but I’m really getting sick of opening the main page of Penn Live and having the first thing I see be an update on some Penn State Football game or, worse yet, some high school football game.

On THAT note, I recall when I was in High School in Bergen County NJ back in the early nineties, the only people that either went to see our High School football games were either parents of the kids playing or the kids from school who wanted to make out behind the refreshment stand.

But here in Central Pennsylvania, High School football games are actually televised on the major networks!

It boggles my mind, I tell ya.

Perhaps it’s just because I’m not now, nor have I ever been, a football fan. (A seperate rant will explain my thoughts on how professional sports seem to be a huge production there to only distract the masses from thinking about or acting on the absurdities that abound in our civilization)

But c’mon, Central PA Newspeople! High School Football?? I have two questions about that-

1. Is there really that much of a demand for coverage of friggin High School football games?

2. Can’t you find something more interesting to report about?

It’s filler, folks. All filler to keep you glued to the TV set.