You hit the nail on the coffin (I mean, head)

Falwell was nothing more than a "media personality". Like so many others who have filled air time with their vapid ideas - Anna Nicole Smith, Tucker Carlson, Pat Roberston - he offered nothing of substance to the culural dialogue. Like a good old fashioned huckster, he used hate and religion to manipulate his target demographic. Funny how those were the two things Jesus himself hated most. I think Falwell's downfall is that he skipped over the Sermon on the Mount because that kind of gospel won't line your pockets and get you invited on Hannity and Colmes. What is interesting is that for a personality like Anna Nicole Smith I actually felt bad because it was obvious she was a victim. Falwell was no victim. He was just plain vain and greedy. Its just too bad this couldn't have happened 70 years sooner. It would have saved many people a lot of pain.

Gosh. This brings back memories of Oregon....Get out of that awful state. It seems like everyone I met there was underemployed and under paid. Do a national job search and get the hell out of there. As a writer who teaches, you should know that state does not fund their higher education system well at all. You'll do much better elsewhere.

There has been a lot of criticism in this thread about the wisdom of getting an MFA in Creative Writing. As a person who holds an MFA degree—in playwriting, no less—I must disagree with those who say it is a dangerous degree to invest in. I’ve never been unemployed with this degree. I’ve even had years where I have earned upwards of $90,000 a year. Maybe not always by writing directly, but usually through a combination of teaching and writing that is directly connected to my degree

As I said in a previous post, Heather’s problem is not her career or education…It is the state of Oregon! I made the mistake of living there for a few months and almost went bankrupt before I fled that state for more prosperous vistas. Also, in my experience, getting a good job often has little to do with your education…it all has to do with your prior work experience.