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The Wyatt Sharpe Show

Wyatt Sharpe, Jul 15, 2021

When I was 12 years old I was publishing my own newspaper, The Eagle Report (I loved birds even then). It was a terrible product, mimeographed and poorly distributed. Technology today allows 12-year olds much greater reach and professionalism. This page is the home of Wyatt Sharpe, who has his own podcast, and is a columnist for a local newspaper. I learned about him from an interview he did with Breakfast Television. I have always felt that most any 12-year old is capable of similar things, each in their own domains of interest, and I note well that the ability to do things like interview politicians and be featured on local news shows is more a question of privilege and position than ability. Not that I'm selling Wyatt Sharpe short; I think that what he's doing is great. What I'm saying is what we will succeed as a society only when every child has the same opportunities to achieve that greatness.

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