Art Lynch

Art Lynch
Location
Boulder City, Nevada, USA
Birthday
August 07
Bio
I am a college professor of Communication, theater, film and media based in Las Vegas, with roots in Chicago and life experience including Wyoming and California. I am in my 17th year of service on the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild. My wife and I, along with two dogs, live in Boulder City, NV, a short hop to the Hoover Dam and 30 minutes from downtown Las Vegas. Want to know more....get in touch: Createcom@gmail.com

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012 9:17PM

Big Bird and the death of journalism


I once read that the BBC worked long and hard to delay the introduction of “Sesame Street” on British Television because the program taught children that all you need to know you can learn in one or two minutes bites.…

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012 9:14PM

A nation only split in our own minds...

Who are the Democrats and who are Republican: the answer may surprise you.

People with a graduate degree or higher are far more likely to be Democrats, but much more likely to put social well being and the poor and working class…

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JANUARY 14, 2012 5:27PM

So if things are so great than explain...

Slavery, Poverty, and the World Today

In 2004 thee were 60,000 slaves in the world, more than any time in history, and far more than in the 18 th and 19th century. That number is estimated to be over 100,000 today.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011 11:38AM

Why Can't We all Just Get Along?

Try to understand where others are coming from

When you speak, debate or post on a blog keep in mind that there are others who have screens/filter, life experience, views or even tramas you may not be aware of.

For example being…

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 6:26PM

Who is telling the truth about how to create jobs?

Less government lower taxes?



During World War II Government Spending hit 40%, dwarfing what we
have today, and we won wars on world scale half way across the earth
from each other in three and a half years.

During the Depression the US spent record amounts on/
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 6:41PM

Is Our Congress living a Wagner Opera?

Clash of the Titans

Is the country in a Wagnerian battle for our very soul?

Conservatives and Liberals, swords unsheathed, shields at
the ready and fire and brimstone ready to be released seem
themselves in a battle for the future, sole and definition of
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 3:10PM

Introducing Art Lynch

Why I serve.
























Art Lynch is an actor
and educator who serves
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 1:43PM

Liberal Thinking

 

Why are faculty members liberal?

Faculty members come in every shape and size, political belief and
personality. While there are indications that the majority of faculty have
liberal leanings, there is also a pendulum of change that from time to time,
or institution to institution,
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 1:30PM

Do not cut government or needed programs..SAVE EDUCATION

 

The price of cuts

Cut government.

That means cuts in infrastructure, meaning roads, bridges, tracks that
transport goods, police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and
above all education.

But those who cry for cuts tend to be older, already having benefited
from the most pr
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AUGUST 6, 2011 2:25PM

Google and Lucy, Boulder City and happy 100!

Remembering Lucy at 100


Google dedicated its log today to Lucy, with a unique 50's style tv image and
a "play" feature showing "I was a woman for the FBI" and later in the day
other clips from the show, then a link of all
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JUNE 5, 2011 2:31PM

Mistaken Motivations

Those who toss stones or covet perceived power

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APRIL 9, 2011 12:07PM

The Truth About the 'Near' Government Shut Down

Compromise reached last night, but the big

battle has yet to come!  Can the differences

between the parties and between the Tea Party

and the rest of the nation be bridged? 

 

The truth about the government shut down threat

As I write this the government is
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FEBRUARY 8, 2011 12:14PM

Republicans and Democrats

The difference between the parties

Warning: this was written to stimulate debate, passion, thought and open communication. There is something for everyone to not like in the post below. It contains broad generalities, which may no apply to any individual or group but may or may not apply
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DECEMBER 10, 2010 1:29PM

Ron Santo, Chicago Cub

Blog on Watching SANTO funeral on WGN
I watched live coverage of Ron Santo's funeral in Chicago on WGN-web
this morning.
would thousands if not hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans and
Cubs fans around the world.

I cried.

Ron Santo was a star in
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OCTOBER 27, 2010 12:50AM

Tricks not treats this election season

alloween Politics

Scare tactics. Fear. Anger. Myths and Monsters...

Am I noticing a difference between the political parties

this election season? Empathy?

Those who put themselves in other people's shoes

and show concern or care for their fellow

man/woman seem diametrically opposed

to t

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OCTOBER 18, 2010 2:31PM

Why City Life endorsed Harry Reid for Senate

City Life endorses Reid, read why

ILLUSTRATION: AARON MCKINNEY

Re-elect Reid

Regardless of the name-calling, it's clear which senator will (continue to) support Nevada in office

There's simply no contest.

In the race for United States Senate pitting Democratic incumbent Harry Reid against Rep/
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OCTOBER 18, 2010 2:22PM

National Media bought by Anti-Reid Corporations

National Media bias is impacted by the lobbiest.

Proof.

Harry Reid is not hated here. He is loved.

 The ratings they keep posting and using come from a Republican (very strongly out to defeat Reid) newspaper paid for survey.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010 1:52PM

Zoning out on election bull...is hazardous to your health

I am so beyond sick of hearing all the stupid election bull...

Nothing you hear is ever true. Its all a pile of S***!


One of many reactions from students and others.


There is truth is the mix, lots of it. 


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JUNE 21, 2010 3:21PM

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday June 20, 2010


A Facebook Society
Facebook is now bigger than Google in use. That means that New Corp operates a “gynormous gap in the meeting of minds and the means of research and determination fact,” according to a BBC report.
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JUNE 21, 2010 3:21PM

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday June 20, 2010


A Facebook Society
Facebook is now bigger than Google in use. That means that New Corp operates a “gynormous gap in the meeting of minds and the means of research and determination fact,” according to a BBC report.
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JUNE 21, 2010 3:21PM

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday Morning News and Views

Sunday June 20, 2010


A Facebook Society
Facebook is now bigger than Google in use. That means that New Corp operates a “gynormous gap in the meeting of minds and the means of research and determination fact,” according to a BBC report.
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JUNE 5, 2010 12:44PM

What is news? Chinese version.

Photos of an astronaut emerging from China's first space capsule to circle the earth were forged. The reality is that a design flaw meant higher G's on reentry so the proud cosmonaut emerged bloodied, with blood in the capsule. The People's Republic of China (Mainland China) thought nothing of cleani… Read full post »

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JUNE 3, 2010 8:21PM

Politics and the courts

The Scales of Justice Must Be Balanced For All Citizens…
Lady Justice represents the moral force behind our judicial system. Her scales are not meant to tilt left or right. Justice is not the purview of one political party or movement, for it is neither liberal nor conservative. 
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JUNE 3, 2010 8:17PM

How do you explain (Cubs) baseball?

Baseball PS

You have to listen to this one, not read it. Scott Simon explains baseball in this NPR feature. It includes a segment of one of Steve Goodman's baseball homages. Read full post »
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MAY 4, 2010 5:38PM

Do movie "trailers" offend or shock you?

Coming attractions just keep coming and coming and coming

It's not your imagination. You are seeing more trailers when you go to the movies. The Hollywood Reporter notes that not only are you paying more to go to the movies, but you are seeing more paid advertisements as theater/… Read full post »
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