Fixing Santa

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By Sarah True By the time the Christmas ribbon, tag and wrapping paper hit the trash, it

Manning friends with Brady, kind of

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St. Francis gives twice so Scrooge doesn

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Thoman has ideas, and mail, ready for his first day as Southport mayor

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By Scott L. Miley Dr. Rob Thoman has some envelopes ready to mail on Jan. 1, the day he takes over as mayor of Southport. Among the first missives, he wants to show that his administration is willing to accept the gift of property known as the Ready Mix site at 167 Van Dyke St. There has been hesitation from city officials following the first phase of an environmental study which noted the possibility of old gasoline tank leaks and suggested further investigation.

Tunget departs office but will keep on the move

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By Scott L. Miley Southport Mayor Nannette Tunget has traveled the country to study transit systems. It was her hope that Southport and other Indiana communities would be linked to downtown Indianapolis by a light rail passenger system. But there hasn

Ending the writers

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By Kevin Kane For about a month and a half, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike, increasing the number of reruns on TV by what seems like 500 percent. A few weeks ago, the WGA and the studio bosses went to their separate corners after the latest round of negotiations were unsuccessful. The main reason for the strike is a dispute over the money WGA writers receive when their shows are aired on the internet. It appears little progress is being made, and I don

Something extraordinary on TV: Weather in perspective

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By Mike Redmond recently saw something extraordinary on television, and no, I am not talking about the infomercial for those rubber gloves that peel potatoes. It was common sense. Really. On TV. No, I have not been getting into the New Year

Resolutions: Fact vs. fantasy

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By Sherri Coner-Eastburn My favorite holiday is that magical span of moments between the end of the present year and the onset of the new one. Sparkles of hope float in the air, mixed with all that cool stuff that makes up dreams and wishes. That

Top ten things I learned this holiday season.

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By Torry Stiles 1. Defrosted turkeys cook best. 2. There is such a thing as too much eggnog. 3. You can't wrap a puppy without a WHOLE lot of tape. 4. It is a bad idea to cut your driving time in half by driving twice as fast. 5. Grandmothers will punch you in the mouth if you try to cut into the checkout line at Wal-Mart. 6. Kids who live in houses without chimneys figure out the whole Santa thing a lot quicker. 7. A shopping mall Santa will punch you in the mouth if you yank his beard. 8. Men over 40 should never test the kids' new skateboards. 9. Lick before biting. Those candy cane tree decorations may be fake. 10. Dentists charge extra during the holidays.

What Kind of Message is That?

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By Wendell Fowler It still gives me nightmares! Several years ago, I was urged to attend a cancer survivors