Mark Tullis

Mark Tullis | Forcing my kids to have fun

On our recent trip to Disney, I spent a good deal of time manipulating and coercing my youngest daughter into riding a roller coaster. You see, up until this summer,…

Screen time and autism | Mark’s Remarks

Did you know screen time is not recommended for any child under 2? Did you know kids ages 2-5 should not look at a phone, tablet, television or an iPad…

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A reformed conservative | Ott Observations

Recently, I was looking through my high school yearbook, trying to find inspiration to attend my 50th reunion (It didn’t work).   Reading all my classmates’ written comments, I was…

This is mush | Mark’s Remarks

I can now say I have successfully watched every episode of “This is Us” from Season 1.  We watched the finale episode while on vacation. Whew! That’s finished.  Thank goodness.…

Decisions and responses | Mark’s Remarks

We are living in some unbelievable times. I really never thought I’d see the day for a lot of things I’ve now seen, and I  certainly did not expect the…

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It’s not that hard | Ott Observations

Most Republicans in Congress are self-congratulating themselves for passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.   Yes, it’s an effort to rein in mass shooting gun violence by expanding background…

A curmudgeon’s view of the happiest place on Earth | Mark’s Remarks

Now listen, I am not one to gripe and mope around for long periods of time.  OK, maybe I am.   There are times I get in quite a rut…

Community theater | Mark’s Remarks

What a gift theater has been. It’s something I got into long ago, and I’ve always loved it.  Perhaps it’s an insatiable need for attention, or maybe it’s because it’s…

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NOPE | Movie Review

BY JEREMY HOUSEWRIGHT Director Jordan Peele is 3-for-3.  His latest horror venture, “Nope,” is a slight departure from his previous two films, “Us” and “Get Out.”  Academy Award winner Daniel…

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Flunking the Supreme Court

So much has already been said or written about the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that I hesitated to write a column about it. For those that don’t closely follow…