Wendy Range
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…
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…
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…
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…
