Published reports are predicting newspapers will stop daily print production this year due to rising print costs and weakening of distribution networks. We may also see a further spate of venerable titles switching to an online-only model.

TV and broadcasters will be at the forefront of news layoffs as audiences are hit by fatigue and competition from streamers. More media will talk openly about a time when linear transmissions might be diminished. There will be a partial switch as an ad-based model increases the pressure further on advertising revenue.

Why leave the USA in any way, be it via automobile, bus, train, cruise ship, or airplane when you can enjoy an American staycation?

I live on City Island, A Slice of NYC Paradise. If you ever visit the Big Apple, it is a short subway ride away on the number six train. https://cityislandchamber.org/

This week, POTUS renominated public-interest advocate Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission.

Gigi Beth Sohn is the co-founder of Public Knowledge. She previously worked for the Ford Foundation. In 2013, Tom Wheeler hired her into a senior staff position at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. She left there shortly after Donald Trump's election in 2016.

Why don’t bears wear socks? Because they prefer bare feet. Check out these tracks in Bartlett Cove at Glacier Bay National Park

Even in winter, always be Beary careful and aware when traveling anywhere throughout the bear country. Bears don’t follow a dress code.

If you happen upon a bear crossing the road, identify yourself by talking calmly so the bear knows you are a human and not a prey animal. Asking the bear why it’s crossing the road should suffice. If it answers, because it was the chicken’s day off, the bear has discovered dad jokes. Be careful.