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Warp Speed | Mark’s Remarks
There are plenty of people who will say this is the busiest time of the year for them. For some reason, I find that this time of the year is…
MOVIE REVIEW |’The Good Dinosaur’ is Better Than Good
Starring: Frances McDormand, Jack Bright, Jack McGraw, Jeffrey Wright, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Marcus Scribner, Peter Sohn, Raymond Ochoa, Ryan Teeple Director: Peter Sohn Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family Rating: PG Runtime: 100 min Grade: A- Although the folks from Disney-Pixar have always gone above and beyond in my…
Going to the Movies | Mark’s Remarks
I recently started writing movie reviews. I go see a movie a week or so before it comes out. I judge the movie, giving it a thumbs up or thumb…
Naming the Enemy | Planet Ryan
In January, I used my column space to express my feelings about the cowardly terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in France that claimed the lives of 12 innocent…
MOVIE REVIEW: Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2
Grade: A (or newbie to the series) Director: Francis Lawerence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields,…
Addicted to the Treadmill | 11/11/2015
I read a funny little article written by a parent the other day. She was talking about how stressful and busy things were from August through October of every school…
MOVIE REVIEW: There Are a Few Things to Love about ‘Love the Coopers’
Grade: C+ Director: Jessie Nelson Starring: Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Amanda Seyfried, Anthony Mackie, Marisa Tomei, Jake Lacy, June Squibb Rated: PG-13 for thematic…
Debate Season | Planet Ryan
By now, I’m assuming you’ve at least heard about the last Republican primary debate debacle if you didn’t get a chance to watch it. Either way, in recent days, many…
Songs4Soldiers update
By DUSTIN ROW Hi friends. Well, we had another hugely successful event this past September at our new venue, Bolm-Schuhkraft Memorial City Park in Columbia. Nearly 4,000 people showed up,…
Toying with an original | Mark’s Remarks
If you don’t know about teachers, I should tell you that decorating a classroom can be a big deal. Kids expect seasonal decorations and all the bells and whistles. If…