Keyword: salem

How 'Bewitched' Helped Salem Embrace Its Grim Past

03/31/2016 6:11:46 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 50 replies

Smithsonian mag ^ | October 29, 2015 | Danny Lewis

How did Salem, Massachusetts become a Halloween destination? For centuries, the New England town avoided any association with its infamous Puritan ancestors, who executed 19 people under suspicion of practicing witchcraft. The surprising answer, author Stacy Schiff writes for The New York Times, has a lot to do with the sitcom "Bewitched." These days, Salem is rife with kitschy witches and Halloween attractions. But before the late 20th century, town citizens rarely acknowledged the Puritan trials. When playwright Arthur Miller visited Salem to research "The Crucible" in 1952, locals refused to help him. "You couldn't get anyone to say anything...

Larry Elder to fill Salem's vacant evening slot

02/24/2016 12:55:57 PM PST · by raccoonradio · 39 replies

Radio Insight ^ | Lance Vita

Salem Media has named Larry Elder to fill the 6-9pm eastern time slot being vacated by Hugh Hewittâ€™s move to mornings. Elder currently airs on Salemâ€™s â€œ870 The Answerâ€ KRLA Los Angeles from 9-11pm and his show will move to 6-9pm locally. He is best known for his two decade run on 790 KABC Los Angeles and was previously syndicated by ABC Radio from 2002 through 2007. Elder will debut nationally on Monday, April 4.

Obamaâ€™s VA Facility Bans â€˜Merry Christmasâ€™

11/20/2015 8:58:07 PM PST · by markomalley · 34 replies

Big Government ^ | 11/20/15 | Ken Klutowski

President Barack Obamaâ€™s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, fromÂ saying â€œMerry Christmasâ€ to veterans.It started as a broader ban that included Christmas trees. Federal law recognizes Christmas as an official federal holiday (5 U.S.C. Â§ 6103) and provides federal employees with a paid day off to celebrate the Christian belief in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.Every year, a White House Christmas Tree and a Capitol Christmas Tree grace those two respective buildings in Washington D.C., and a National Christmas Tree is also officially lighted outdoors for the public to enjoy during thatÂ time...

Jeb Bush vows to come out swinging in next U.S. Republican debate

09/14/2015 4:21:06 AM PDT · by jimbo123 · 46 replies

Reuters ^ | 9/14/15 | STEVE HOLLAND

Autographing photos of himself on the campaign trail, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush held up one that showed him heavier by 40 pounds (18 kilograms) and another of the slimmed-down campaign model. "That's a low-energy picture," Bush, 62, chuckled after the portly version was thrust into his hands in Salem, New Hampshire, site of a town hall event. "This is a high-energy picture," he said of the skinnier Jeb photo. The anecdote encapsulates Bush's challenge as he prepares for Wednesday's second debate of Republicans seeking their party's presidential nomination: How to show more energy without losing his calm, steady-at-the-helm...

Transparently Predictable Political Maneuverings Within MSM and Salem Communications…

09/04/2015 5:25:04 AM PDT · by sheikdetailfeather · 17 replies

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | 9-3-2015 | sundance

Dear Mr. Trump, look, we’re not smart – we just know the game, we’ve studied it for years. As such we are able to predict the moves of the players before they visibly display them. Politics is an industry, a business – an old business; and like all industries there are leaders within that industry who are more influential than others. Those leaders or industry directors follow the same playbook whenever their grip on political power is threatened. Right now the directive is to gather information to use against the vulgarian insurgency. In politic-speak it’s called “opposition research”. Part of...

Rose unplugged Morning Show July 21 2015.

07/20/2015 8:11:11 PM PDT · by GregB · 15 replies