R-T Columns
Obese | Mark’s Remarks
I was listening to the radio the other night. The announcer was interviewing the mayor of Oklahoma City. At one time, Oklahoma City was one of the “fattest” cities in…
Read MoreDrink and Be Merry | Planet Ryan
Friends, do you realize how lucky we are to have two amazing new breweries opening right here in Waterloo this year? I would have been ecstatic with one, but two?…
Read MoreComfortable | Mark’s Remarks
Our first really cold weather of the year has come, along with the moans and groans of the masses. At church on Sunday, I heard several folks say they were…
Read MoreEl Chapo | Planet Ryan
Remember last year when news broke of the notorious leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Juan “El Chapo” Guzman, masterminding a sophisticated escape from a maximum security Mexican prison? I’m…
Read MoreStarting off | Mark’s Remarks
Right before Christmas break, I get a bit of a second wind. I don’t know what it is, but I have this inner need to get things organized and cleaned…
Read MoreBah humbug? | Planet Ryan
Was it just me, or did anyone else struggle to get into the Christmas spirit this year? More than one person I spoke with relayed the same feeling and most…
Read MoreLife change list | Mark’s Remarks
Many people have given up on resolutions and I’m one of them. They never work. They are only moderately successful, if that. The only ones that ever work, in my…
Read MoreNo Room | Mark’s Remarks
Every Christmas, Michelle and I say we are going to get rid of decorations, not put up as much and try to downsize. Every year, we manage to get most…
Read MoreMy Last Trump-a-Thon | Planet Ryan
The last time I wrote about the emergence of Donald Trump, I received a mixed bag of responses. Some of you agreed and some of you REALLY didn’t agree. But…
Read MoreIntentional Parenting | Mark’s Remarks
While I waited recently in a retail spot across the river, I was basically forced to become part of a conversation I really didn’t want to be in. I couldn’t…
Read MoreChicago Style | Planet Ryan
Last week, after the Chicago Police Department released long-awaited dash cam footage of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot multiple times by a Chicago police officer while laying in the middle…
Read MoreWarp 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…
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