b'table of contentsOctober 2021 from the Publisher5Ask the Vet: Rescuing Wildlife WHERE IS AMERICA HEADED?Before you go to bed at night or when you wake up 9Lee Anderson: Did You Know, in the morning, what do you do? I am sure there is a whole range of answers, but I bet at the top of In the Old West. the list for many is to find out what the news of the day is. There are so many ways to get the news 12Old West Legends: these days, radio, TV, live stream, feed on your cell, newspaper, the news sent to your email, podcasting, and the list goes on. You cant just bury your head 16 Tombstone, Arizona Territory in the sand; believe me when I say Ive tried. Ive set 15A View of the Zoo: Wildlife World Zoo limits to how much or how often I check the news. The reason is that news Giraffe Jam 5k 12 is not news anymore; it has become a glorified soap opera, performed by perfectly casted actors and with news directors becoming Emmy award-winning writers. Each newscast has 16The Arizona Duuude: Michael Dantesan agenda and that is to keep the audience they are trying to reach addicted to what they Tribute to Audie Murphyare saying so that they will then tell everyone they meet what they heard because if you 18Alan Rockman: Samuel F. CodyThe heard it on the news it must be correct. Even news organizations that spew their agenda Incredible, Sometimes Stranger Than sometimes will throw you a curve just to make sure that you are on the same page and are listening. The longer you listen the higher the ratings True Story of The Other Cody, Part 3 and the higher the ratings the higher the revenue which makes for bigger profits. In 2020 according to Advertising and Marketing, Fox News led the 23Jim & Bobbi Jeen Olsons Collectors way with 203 million dollars in revenue followed by CNN at 140.4 million 18 Corner: What Makes A Collectible?dollars and MSNBC with 77.9 million dollars in revenue. Yes, that is big business! Local TV newscasts are usually what advertisers want to buy 24AZ Road Trip: Haunted Places and charge some of the highest rates on a local TV station.26Crossword / Sudoku / Cowboy Comics 15 So why do people listen to the news? Does it lift your spirits? Does it make you happy? Does it bring people closer together? Does it make you smarter than a fifth-grader? Are you really informed? Do you get 28Arizona Real Country Equine Supply Source the truth? Fact-checking seems to be the go-to phrase these days but fact-checking depends on the person doing the fact-checking and what 32COVER FEATURE: Buckeye Rockin & Shoppin they want to find. All of that said here is the real reason for writing my 36Charity of the Month: New Life Center viewpoint this month.Just TWO years ago in the United States of America:37 96.3 Real Country Concert PageBusinesses had invested $482 billion in new American projects.The US became energy independent.38 A Bite of Country: Moms Real Country RecipesMore than 4.8 million workers received increased wages. We were provided $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for the middle class.41Randy Miller: Your Constitutional RightsWe reached a record low in unemployment. Expanded health plans were available.42A Cowboy Rests in Heaven: Marion Everett Stewart Jr.We had a protected border.45 News from Copper State Peruvian Paso Club 24 The list could go on and now two 49 Running the Race: Take A Deep Breath years later, I am seeing the most divided country on even small 50 4-H General Projects Day things like wearing a mask or not wearing one. Really, people are fighting over that, but why? The 52DIY: Time to Plant Your Fall Garden citizens of the United State of America are not accustomed to 55Justin Legler: AAHHHH Yeah Man, being told what to do and how to do it by our government. We are not Sock Him in the Face, For the Health interested in MANDATES. It goes against We the People. Ronald Reagan once said government is not the solution to our problem, of the Nation? government is the problem. This takes me back in history to the Roman Empire. 56Bill Roberts: When Death StalkedAfter assuming control of the Roman government, Julius Caesar began 23 the Santa Cruz Valley, Part 2 a program of social and governmental reforms and control. His quote 61Classified Ads 38 that everyone remembers was divide and conquer. Soon after that, he centralized the bureaucracy of the republic and was eventually proclaimed "dictator for life. 62 Wild Rose Horse Obstacle Contests The meaning and characteristics of a dictator are that they are an absolute 63 Arena Directory ruler of a sovereign state, governs outside the otherwise accepted rule of law, commonly gained power through fraud or a coup dtat, may develop a cult 64 Taking Care of Business: personality, and may be autocratic, oppressive, despotic or tyrannical.Special Advertiser Section Is this where the United States of America is heading?67 Advertiser Index68October 2021 Calendar52 69 From the Back of the Box Mike Barna, Publisher 69 ArizonaRealCountryMagazine@gmail.com4 October 2021'