TV Scripting and Family Time in the 1970s to Now
Patrick Murphy of Columbus Neb argues that television shifted from wholesome family viewing to heavily censored on cable and network shows. He cites increasing profanity, nudity, and sexual themes, noting SpongeBob remains safe, while programs such as 7th Heaven and ESPN productions test parental tolerance. He urges balance between family friendly and mature programming.
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Little House On the Prairie
Disney Channel
Cartoon Network
Nickelodeon
Bob
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Network
Bobby Knight
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Fossil Hunter Chuck Bonner Keeps Glimpses of Ancient Kansas Alive
Chuck Bonner and his wife Barbara Shelton live near Monument Rocks in Logan County where 80 million year old fossils emerge from chalk rock. He guides paid fossil hunting tours, rediscovered a site for uintacrinus socialis, and has donated pieces to museums in New York Chicago and Denver. Bonner guards his finds, names fossils like Old Yeller mosasaur, and shares insights with paleontologists at Sternberg Museum of Natural History.
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Buffalo
Chuck Bonner
Kansas
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Logan County
Scott City
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Barbara Shelton
Keystone
Greg Liggett
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
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Liggett
Natural History Museum
Los Angeles County
New York
Chicago
Denver
Chuck
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