The closing of the formerly great metropolitan newspaper raises questions. The already beleaguered newspaper industry took another hit with the shutting down of another formerly high-profile paper. The Daily Planet announced it was ceasing publication immediately. Prior to shutting down the Daily Planet was the Three Times a Week Planet…

This knowledge should make life easier for you and those around you. — As we go along in life, we should pick up different life skills. Those skills can help us survive different stages of life. By the time we hit 60, we’re nearing the final leg of the marathon that is our life. Hopefully, having, or acquiring these skills will help. …

They were at least part family. The 70s were somewhat of a turbulent time period. Various controversies raged. Among these were how the US should get out of Viet Nam, what should be done with Richard Nixon post-Watergate, and which was better, the “Partridge Family,” or “The Brady Bunch.” My…

He played an array of interesting characters. Over the years. lots of guys have played heavies in the movies. Many were big, scowling guys who conveyed the ide athat they could beat the living daylights out of pretty much whoever they wanted to. Bruce Dern was a little different. Yes…

They weren’t always an easy outfit to work for. For many of us, what little bit of knowledge we have about Scotland Yard comes from watching British crime dramas. Generally speaking, it seemed like Scotland Yard needed help from some brilliant outside source to solve a crime. …

The Texas native lead a brief, turbulent life. While Janis Joplin isn’t one of my favorite singers, she was undeniably talented. She also led an interesting/turbulent life. Her music was a reflection of that life. Going into researching for this piece, I knew Joplin primarily for “Me and Bobby McGee”…

“The Great One” could have been even greater. Jackie Gleason was an enormously talented man. He is perhaps best known as Ralph Kramden of “The Honeymooners”. There are only 39 episodes of The Honeymooners. The fact that there are only 39 episodes of the series and yet the show is…

He was tremendously entertaining. One of the best things about listening to broadcasts of Chicago’s professional pro sports teams was the announcers. There were truly some great ones. And that came in handy since most of Chicago’s pro sports team stunk during that era. And out of those great sportscasters…

And I don’t care for it. Things were going swimmingly for the Cubs until last week. The Cubs lost their last two games in Colorado and were then were swept in a three game series in Arizona by the Diamondbacks. Yes, there is still time to recover. Just like there…