about the length of a local news broadcast. They report on the most pressing stories that affect your locality anyway. What does it help a small Kansas farm town to constantly hear how the NYC, Chicago, Detroit, DC hospitals are bursting at the seams? If you're taking necessary precautions and pay just a bit of attention to the news regarding your local area, you'll be nearly as well informed and far less stressed about the areas which really don't directly impact you and you can focus and stress about those things where you might be able to have a bit of control.