Category: Opinions/Editorials
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This Suicide Squad Has Life!
I’m the first to admit that I never really cared for the Suicide Squad. I’ve got the first issue seen below from it’s original publication in 1987, and I can tell you, as a ten-year-old at the time, it wasn’t really my thing. I’ve been amused by their various incarnations throughout the decades, especially their…
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The Flash Versus Arrow
I found myself pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Arrow when it first arrived on the CW a few years ago. Don’t misunderstand – I love the character Green Arrow, but I wasn’t much of a CW guy. (I thought I was too old for the station.) The show didn’t strike me as perfect,…
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Dr. Drew Sommerville – A Man I Admire
I’d better say this right off the bat – I’ve been friends with Drew Sommerville since the age of three. In fact, I’m proud to say I consider him a best friend. Drew and I are both from a small town, so we literally grew up together. After high school, we even chose to room…
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Get To Know Pete Moore
Perhaps you didn’t hear the news, but Pete Moore is now managing the historic Normal Theater in Uptown Normal. I’d like to take a few moments to talk about why this is great for the community. Make no mistake, though. While I’ll try to be objective, I’ve known Pete for over ten years – he…
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My Initial Impression Of the Twelfth Doctor
Last night Peter Capaldi properly debuted as the Twelfth Doctor. I happen to really like what I’ve previously seen of Capaldi, both as an actor and as an actor being interviewed (I can’t claim to actually know him as a person). I must admit that I rooted for Capaldi to have a fantastic first appearance.…
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Aquaman Confirmed For Batman v. Superman, and You Better Not Laugh!
So this will be the most geeky post you read today, if not the entire month. Jason Momoa (of Game of Thrones, Conan the Barbarian, and Stargate: Atlantis) has been confirmed at Aquaman in the new Batman v. Superman movie, which is sort of the sequel to Man of Steel. I can’t claim to be…
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Meet Kevin Suess: Educator Extraordinaire, Activist, and Good Man
Back in 1995 when I was just a freshmen at Illinois State University, a guy lived down the hall from me named Kevin Suess. We became friends, and I’m glad to say it’s a friendship that has lasted almost twenty years. Even back in 1995, Kevin struck me as an honest person, a guy who…
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Get Mixed Up With Oh, Alchemy!
I’m proud to claim Oh, Alchemy as a local area band made up of very innovative musicians. Like me, they all have careers that they care about deeply, but their muse is irrepressible and so they write whenever they can, record whenever they can, and rock whenever they can. I’ve written about Oh, Alchemy before when…
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Shout Out to Jude Landry
Every once in a while I like to give a shout out to Jude Landry. Jude is an amazing artist. He’s won all kinds of awards and when I needed an artist to design the cover to my book, Andropia, he immediately sprang to mind and he nailed it. My basement is literally full of…
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Overcoming Pain As a New Runner
In late April I started running consistently again after a ten-year absence. I had several false starts during those ten years, and always gave up due primarily to knee pain and trying to do too much, too soon. With this new start, I told myself I’d keep the minutes way down. I started with only ten…
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