Wendy Range
The Little Mermaid | Movie Review
After leaving the theater, I heard the phrase “I didn’t have high expectations” from reviewer after reviewer. Indeed, I would guess many of us felt the same way. After all,…
Defying reason | Ott Observations
As I digest many current events, I find myself thinking about the word “reason.” The dictionary defines the word as “a cause, explanation or justification for an action or event,”…
Carol Burnett’s birthday | Mark’s Remarks
I was born in 1967, the same year Carol Burnett’s television show went on the air. So you could say I sort of grew up watching her. I remember being…
Lay off | Mark’s Remarks
I was having a great conversation with a group of folks the other day. Some were retired and some were close to retiring. The truths spoken at this meeting…
When we eat can matter, too | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center It’s that time of year where the calendar still says “spring,” but the weather and the school and vacation schedules are quickly…
The belch heard ‘round the world | Mark’s Remarks
Our hospital in my hometown of Fairfield has been around for a long time. It was always a mysterious building to me when I was little, mostly because I was…
The liberal plan to destroy America | Ott Observations
A recent letter writer to this newspaper expressed her fear that a liberal left ideology, started early in the 20th century, has the purposeful intent to destroy our country. Specifically,…
Top 9 at 9 | Mark’s Remarks
My hometown of Fairfield has a radio station called WFIW, which has been in our community since the early 1950s. At one time, it had local announcers who actually…