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OPINION: 3 stories that you need to know

Aug 31, 2018, 6:49 PM | Updated: Aug 3, 2022, 2:57 pm

Today is our first JayMac’s News Snack, where I give you three stories that are in a snackable size.

Target practicing mishap

  • How many times do we have to hear about people starting fires by target shooting? What kind of accountability should these individuals be held to when these major fires are started?

Terrible judge forces couple to give over the nearly half a million dollars they raised for a homeless man who gave them their last $20:

  • It takes the best in humanity to create the worst.

In and Out boycott:

  • Let’s make every business on this earth political. Maybe we should just give into the divisiveness instead of fighting them. What do you think?

Jay Mcfarland hosts the JayMac News Show as well as the fictional podcast, Hosts of Eden. KSL Newsradio is part of Bonneville Media and based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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OPINION: 3 stories that you need to know