The Windy Zeitgeist of Oscar Picking

by Sandra Olmsted Predicting the Oscars is like throwing darts into the future without any inkling of how the winds of zeitgeist will be blowing by the final day that…

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‘Early Man’: A Wooly Mammoth of a Tale

by Sandra Olmsted In Early Man, director Nick Park and Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace and Gromit films among other stop-motion features, strut their stuff in a creation…

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Hazelwood Central Basketball Gets Top Boys, Girls Seeds at McCluer No.

By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central Boys and Girls Basketball teams are top seeds in the Class Five, District Two Tournaments at McCluer North High School, which opens Saturday, Feb. 24…

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IWA Swimmer Wins 2 State Titles; Basketball Seeks Record Ninth

By Jim Wieners Incarnate Word Academy, an all-Girls high school, has a history of state team championships, beginning with Volleyball, followed by Soccer and, currently, with Basketball. Individual State titles,…

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Olympic Speeds and Stunts Always Impress the World

by Randy Gardner I wish the Olympics happened more than once every four years, actually they do if you count the alternate 2- year cycle of the winter and summer…

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A Boomer’s Journal: Valentine’s Day Could be More Than Day of Wine and Roses

By Tom Anselm Hey, friends, howsa’bout something different for Valentine’s Day this year? Talking mostly to the guys out there, especially the more adventurous of them. If you are anything…

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‘Winchester’: Ghostly History & Sketchy Travelogue

   By Sandra Olmsted In the directing brothers Michael and Peter Spierig’s Winchester, these German-Australian filmmakers explore the history of the famed Winchester House and provide more history, if movies…

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‘Decked Out’ is Key to 2018 Weddings; Grand Parties with Infinite Details

By Nichole Richardson If the weddings of 2017 were said to be cloaked in hints of minimalism, then 2018 made a 180-degree flip to jump straight out of the proverbial…

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Hazelwood Central Basketball Teams Have Undefeated January

By Jim Wieners    January 2018, was a perfect month for Hazelwood Central High School Basketball Teams as the Hawks went undefeated in both Boys and Girls Varsity. Hazelwood Central…

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