Author: Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

Teens Are Deleting Instagrams Almost as Fast as They Post Them

A sign of wisdom among the young? I think so.

For many teens who have been on social media since they were in the single digits, grappling with their emerging adulthood in real time is forcing them to take a hard look at how they present themselves. As a result, they are routinely culling their Instagram feeds and deleting posts just days or even hours after they go up.

Deciding what’s printable, becoming editors. Every writer needs one.

“My generation is getting so much better at managing who we are online,” said Bree Ford, a 16-year-old in Harrisburg, Pa. “There have been times when I’ve been frustrated with something and I’ll post about it and then I don’t want it up there anymore, so I delete it. No one needs to see that if I’m going to get over it in an hour.”

Words of wisdom.

more more more at WSJ

Bloomberg to face off with rivals at Nevada debate

And the knives, they are out.

In a potential preview of what Wednesday’s debate might hold, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused Bloomberg at a rally over the weekend of trying to buy his way to the Democratic presidential nomination.

Somehow I think Bernie is on to something. And Elizabeth?

. . . in a tweet on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said that having Bloomberg on the debate stage would allow the other candidates to show “how we each take on an egomaniac billionaire.”

My advice to the Donald is to take notes. That “egomaniac billionaire” thing has possibilities.

via The Hill’s Campaign Report

‘Poverty Is Killing Us’, says Chi Mayor — who Pledges To End Generational Poverty

If she would just urge Trump-style actions leading to unprecedented jobs and job growth among blacks and latinos, who generally lead in the poverty rankings.

Make it easier for businesses to grow and spout jobs, Mayor Lori. Be a good mayor.

(How much chance is that, however? There’s a way to make this happen, I mean to reduce poverty, not end it, for God’s sake, but she is surely immune to such an endeavor.)

via Block Club Chicago

McCarrick, Wuerl scandals in Washington push donations to the Catholic Church way down

Unsurprisingly.

The archdiocese, which includes the District and its Maryland suburbs, received $10,350,027 for the 2019 Annual Appeal, compared with the 2018 total of $14,192,188, which is about where it had hovered since 2013. The drive was called “the Cardinal’s Appeal” until a year ago, when officials rebranded it to play down the image of high-ranking clerics.

Different story next door:

The annual fundraising drive in the nearby Arlington Diocese is still named the Bishop’s Appeal, and it took in $17,202,000 in 2019, down from $18,400,000 in 2018 but up from previous years. The diocese, which covers northeastern Virginia, has about one-third fewer Catholics than the Archdiocese of Washington.

The sordid tale plays out . . .

via– The Washington Post