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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Ever get the feeling that the snarky old film critics and you are seeing two different movies? That’s exactly how I felt after enjoying “Shrek the Third,” then reading some of the reviews. Wow, are these people picky!
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop The 2006-07 academic year at Eastern Mennonite University is almost history. To this observer, each seems to go by faster than the previous one. Sunday, the 89th annual commencement at EMU, will be my 36th to cover in my role as public-information officer. I’ve heard many speeches and watched…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham I went out and bought a pair of Starburys last week. Yes, I know, this is breaking news, for sure. But really, it is significant – if you know the backstory to Starburys. The basketball shoes are being hawked by New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury as the…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen I’m not sure why we humans are fascinated by fakes, crackpots, con men, charlatans and snake oil salesman of all ilk. Maybe it’s because the rest of us are so dull. But for whatever reason, our interest is doubled when the crackpot is also a billionaire.
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Story by Chris Graham Billy Hite’s first phone call went to his daughter. Then it was to 14 people who are like sons to him. “When I did get through to one of them, you know, Have you talked to anybody else? And they kept telling me that they talked to so-and-so and so-and-so –…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Several Hollywood films have been made about the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. However, in the nearly six years since that day, many Americans (myself included) have been reticent to rekindle the pain we all felt by reliving the stories on film.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop “A dream is a wish your heart makes. . .” – Jiminy Cricket Nearing the end of my illustrious high-school pilgrimage, my overriding dream – other than to graduate with some semblance of academic respectability – was to play music on the radio. I don’t mean sitting by my…
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Story by Chris Graham It should be no surprise that Scott Sayre has made formal his pledge against raising taxes. Sayre, a Buena Vista businessman who is challenging incumbent Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, for the Republican Party nomination in the 24th Senate District, made it official on Tuesday – announcing that he has signed…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Like most other American guys who have a symbiotic relationship with their living-room couch, I think Figure Skating is about as silly as Synchronized Swimming or that TV show where the British Nanny comes to your house and tells you how to raise your kids.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop No one promised me a rose garden, but man, plowing this early spring ground is hard work. Some weeks ago, I made the “mistake” of declaring, via this column, my intention to give up chocolate – one of my “favorite things” – and desserts in general for Lent. This…
