The Loafer: On Pause for Covid19
We pride ourselves on being the Tri-Cities source for current arts, entertainment, and events. Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, and the efforts to reduce the spread of the virus, we will be halting print production for the next two weeks. Many concerts, events, and local gathering places are closing their doors until the outbreak […]
Karen Fox
My Superhero
Growing up with a disability can be challenging, this is true. But one thing I knew for sure is that I had the most fierce protector anyone could ever have and this protector helped me rise above those challenges with an innate fighting spirit. That protector with superhero strength was my mother. My mother fought […]
Pop Life
All the Bright Places
I will begin by saying the new film “All the Bright Places” is not exactly the cheeriest story ever told, but it’s still touching. The film is based on the young adult novel of the same name by Jennifer Niven. The story involves two high school students, Violet Markey (Elle Fanning) and Theodore Finch (Justice […]
Batteries Not Included
One Shot Ross
Some men like to forget about their past. Start all over, grow a Sam Elliot mustache and drink in the corner of the bar while saying things like “I don’t like to talk about San Diego.” Not I, however. I, on the other hand, am always reminded of my past each time I go into […]
Karen Fox
Cerebral Palsy: A Child’s Perception
Have you met anyone more honest than children? In all my years as a teacher I’ve laughed, almost cried and been genuinely shocked by what comes out of their mouths. Their perceptions of life and others can be quite amusing. Teachers spend most of their days modeling behaviors for their students. As for me […]
Living Your Best Life
How to Boost Your Immune System
As the hand sanitizer and soap starts to fly off the shelves of the grocery store, the worry sets in. While there’s a lot of fear around viruses at the moment, there’s not as much practical advice on how to protect yourself and your family. So let’s talk about it. One of the most practical […]
Pop Life
Movies to Watch Out For This Spring
Spring begins on March 20th, and with the new season there will be plenty of new flicks playing in theaters. This week I will bring to your attention some of the movies you may want to catch at your local cinema. Grab your popcorn and let’s go. March 20th- “A Quiet Place Part II”. If […]
Batteries Not Included
Tex Avery Screwball Classics
I was a weird kid. This statement should not be socking to regular readers of this column. Growing up I adored Warner Brothers cartoons, and I happened to notice the names of the directors, which is something I’d argue most 10-year-olds in 1995 didn’t care about. As I began to pick up on the styles […]
Karen Fox
Limitations
I was eight years old when I stepped on that big yellow school bus, the steel apparatus attached to my shoe clanged as it brushed against the handrail. I quickly made my way to the back of the bus, embarrassed by the noise I had created as the children stared at me. In my mind […]
Living Your Best Life
DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS IN YOUR TOOLBOX?
When we think of health and well-being there are a multitude of components or tools that allow us to be “healthy.” We used to define “good” health as the absence of disease, but now we define health in more broad terms. You may have heard health describe something like this, “a state characterized by anatomic, […]
