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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…
What the other guy is doing | Mark’s Remarks
Now, you would think those of us at the Republic-Times are all good friends who hang out in the employee lounge. On the contrary. I have never met most of…
Rewards | Mark’s Remarks
When we were in school, teachers had expectations. They had expectations we would listen and do as we were told. They expected us to learn to spell, learn our math…