I am retired from over 30 years at the Oregonian Publishing Co. I worked in three different departments and took one of the last decent buyouts they offered. I am married, have grown children and grandchildren. I still work a part-time job. My husband and I decided to stop taking television cable TV. We feel it took about six months for our minds to heal from the propaganda. We read from many wonderful online news outlets like OpEdNews. We read this link daily. WE are also activists and involved in several groups trying to get bad laws changed, fighting to stop the TPP, NDAA and Corporations are Not People movement. I also have a knitting group I started that meets twice a week. I decided to make my own membership to this great online news source and I thank everyone that works so hard on it for the fabulous job they do. I also love the comments by readers. Some are so informative, inspiring, and educational. We are also looking for ways to help educate the larger sector of the public that watches so much distracting television and does not question some of the most important issues of our time.