Saying thanks on Thanksgiving

During my tenure at WCVB-TV, Channel 5, I would write an annual Thanksgiving week editorial railing at all the turkeys in our lives. Favorite targets were members of the legislature who......., drivers who........, people in lines at the store who........., teenagers who............, television advertisers who............ The presentation was dramatically enhanced by the station's super-talented Creative …

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Turkey shoots down plane – and other Thanksgiving thoughts

Finally, the bird gets even.  This is clearly a step beyond the President's annual commuting of the Thanksgiving turkey's death sentence.   "Turkey shoots down Russian warplane near Syrian border." But no, it's not the revenge of the traditional holiday meal. For a few moments, I allow myself to be amused as a diversion from what's …

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