Alison Morrow
Politics • News • Television
I am a former TV news reporter, married to a USMC veteran. I have transitioned my work to independent media analysis, focusing on bias and free speech issues, both on-air and online.
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The Orange & The Green 🇮🇪 : my family heritage

I shared in yesterday’s editorial board meeting that my great grandfather was a young man when his family left Belfast. I mentioned my family came from the Protestant side of the mounting religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, so we wear orange on St Patrick’s Day. My mom followed up with the following:

“The Irish Civil War of the 1920s was "resolved " By a partition of the country Into 26 counties green and six northeast counties orange, under English rule.

This was unacceptable to many, which ultimately led to the Irish Republican Army and the terrorism of the 1970s against the English government, known as the Troubles. 30 years of urban guerrilla terrorism which was brought to an end in 1998 with the Good Friday accords.

John Black and family emigrated at the beginning of the Irish civil disturbances back in 1906 when he was 16 years old. Anne Murray Black and her husband, John Black , (Your great, great grandfather) left Belfast with six of their nine children (the ...

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Cold nights = cow water trough plunges!

It’s that time of year again when my neighbors stare at me like I’m totally insane (wait that’s everyday) while I take an early morning dip in the cow water trough.
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Horse costume contest: who wins?!

Our daughter’s 4H group had a horse costume contest. I love the guy with the bandages and horse sign that reads, “Pony 4 Sale: Great with Kids.” What’s your pick?

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Freak egg! What caused this?

One of the eggs in the nesting box a few days ago looked exactly like it was wearing a little hat. After a couple days sitting in a carton, the “hat seam” dissolved, and you could open the top of the egg. Very odd! Anybody have an idea why this happened?

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If you are asked by a masked man to let him scan your face. You are not allowed to refuse. And if his scan tells him to arrest you no papers you have will stop it.

Video starts at the 18:45 mark.

Face to face with controversy. - YouTube

November 05, 2025

When Rockerfeller Medicine and a dying currency have a meeting...

The Healthcare Fight at the Heart of the Longest Ever Shutdown - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-healthcare-fight-at-the-heart-of-the-longest-ever-shutdown/6621a8b8-c8c7-4866-9de1-1a491626e233

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