Emerald City

As a child, the only classical music I'd ever heard was in Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry cartoons (Rossini's Barber of Seville, Tc...

January Trees a poem by Luana Krause I arise at dawn and wait for first light. The frost takes my breath away. Wrapped in a cocoon of cold, ...

My letter to the editor was in the local newspaper this morning. I was responding to the editor's article about summer school. Here'...

Another reason to like President Obama...he's a BlackBerry user, too! I have no idea how I survived life all those years before the inve...

The other day I dug out my guitar from the closet and dusted it off. We're going to visit my folks in April and I want to be able to pla...

Sheriff Al Chambers here. On December 20, we took Norman Bates into custody for the murder of Marian Crane, Milton Arbogast and several othe...

I'm writing a story for my three youngest grandchildren for their birthdays. They will all be five years old this year. I've decided...

I discovered this show a couple of weeks ago on the National Geographic Channel. Now we are taping every episode and are totally addicted. C...

What do Jack the Ripper and Winnie the Pooh have in common? The same middle name.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! What did Adam say on the day before Christmas? It's Christmas, Eve. Why does Sc...

Well, it's about time for the family tradition of watching "It's a Wonderful Life"...my all-time favorite Christmas movie....

This month in my movie column I spoof "Double Indemnity," starring Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff, insurance salesman; Barbara Stan...

What do you get when you eat a BlackBerry? Bluetooth. -- From "Berryman" at www.crackberry.com

You answer the door before people knock. You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse. You're the Employee of the Month at the l...

Boycott shampoo. Demand the REAL poo!

I kid you not, I didn't decide who I was going to vote for until I was staring at the electronic voting pad in the voting booth. I chose...

The day before the election, I want to state my prediction on the outcome of the presidential race. Obama will win. No surprises. He will wi...