Conservative guys hate Tim Walz. And we all know why.
Scrolling social these days? Unless you only follow people who look and think exactly as you do – and you shouldn’t – you’ve seen and...
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What are you reading these days? Here’s my recent list.
I find a good book to be a refreshing break. I won’t say enough that the coming presidential election cycle is worse than the last one,...
FBI Catches Mob Not Playing Pinochle
Is this a great mob movie scene or what? I didn’t make it up; it’s in a file from the FBI Vault just released today, about the 1980...
The man buried in the barrel was somebody’s son. Who is he, and who killed him?
Who is the guy who was shot in the head, buried in a barrel, and dumped in Lake Mead, Nevada? His remains were found in May 2022 when a...
It’s 2023, not 1983. But the feds just rounded up a bunch of mafia associates.
They have nicknames like “Fifi,” “Twin,” and “Vinny Slick,” but they’re not French Poodles rescued from a puppy mill. They are among ten...
A Pittsburg family mobster was under FBI surveillance. Then he was murdered.
Ever heard of a guy named Joey Naples? Maybe not unless you’re a Midwest mob watcher. But what the Cleveland FBI heard from sources in...
Social media haters threatened a reporter’s life. And a post by Elon Musk didn’t help.
Viral video of a Las Vegas teenaged driver intentionally hitting and killing a cyclist has sparked a firestorm of social media outrage –...
A Murdered Journalist’s Lifework was his Labor of Love. He Should Still be Here.
One year ago, much-admired Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German was stabbed to death. In a shocking development...
Heartbreaking video shows police raid on an elderly publisher’s home. And she was having none of it
Five new things you need to know about the raids on a small-town Kansas newspaper, the owners’ home, and the house of a local city...
Law Enforcement Overreach and Really Bad PR: Lessons Learned from Police Raid of Kansas Newspaper
Before August 11, few people outside Kansas had ever heard of the town of Marion, its 154-year-old watchdog local newspaper, or its new...
The Strange Raid of a Small-Town Kansas Newspaper and the Missing Facts
When Gideon Cody accepted an offer to become the Police Chief in Marion, Kansas, he told the local newspaper that two of his priorities...
Down the Rabbit Hole that Exposed Dangerous Truths: The Amazing Mission of Ernie Lazar
With all of the attacks on American media –ranging from political leaders encouraging their followers to hate reporters to those who’ve...
Cullotta, you S.O.B – I scooped your book!
Preface: In the 80’s Las Vegas mobster-turned government witness Frank Cullotta was writing his memoir from jail. But local media scooped...
Unpacking Ponzi Schemes so You Don’t Have to Invest in Them
Another day, another investment scheme charged by the feds, and this new one hits close to home here in Oregon. According to the...
Casino Heist of 2023 Cracked Much Quicker than the old Mafia Skim
Back in the day when I covered the federal beat for a TV station in Las Vegas, La Cosa Nostra – the mob – was all the rage. Las Vegas was...
Finding Love in Sin City, and Still Wearing the Bling
This little ditty of a story wraps up a drug bust, a casino, the difference between lunch and dinner, and Tiffany’s. Years ago, when I...
Breaking News from Three Government Agencies: Oregonians Among Those Bilked in Investment Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission and two other federal agencies have charged a New York man, William Ichioka, with fraudulently...
Martha Stewart keeps clapping back at Jim Comey, and we’re here for it.
On October 8, 2004, Martha Stewart reported to Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia. It was a surprising and embarrassing...
2 Scrappy Media Outlets Hitting it Out of the Park
Being a journalist is a lot harder these days than it was back in my day on the federal beat in Las Vegas. You now have more platforms to...
In the SEC’s Latest Ponzi Scheme Dustup, What Were Investors Smokin?
The Securities and Exchange Commission turned its firehose to douse another alleged Ponzi scheme this week saying its masterminds blew...
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I am a wife, sister, daughter, dog mom, and chum personally. But a big part of me is where I am and where I’ve been professionally as a communicator. These days, I enjoy communicating the benefits of not-for-profit, cooperative credit unions. Back in the day I was a TV journalist. You can’t take the newsroom out of the girl, I guess. I still question, dig, doubt, question again, and love to write. That’s what lots of these posts will be about. I started LynnHatthekeyboard with the goal of taking anyone interested in along on my journey.
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