Category: Examiner Opinion

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I received a phone call from my dear friend the other day that scared me right out of my carpet slippers. She was coming for the weekend. There was nothing frightful about that, rest assured. I adore Gladys. She’s funny, happy and a gem to hang out with. It…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Lynn Hunter took a creative approach to teaching when she wrote “Meet The Dooples” in 1997. “It’s a story about writing tools that come to life. There’s a pencil, pen, chalk, marker and crayon,” Hunter said. Since then, Hunter, who is a resident of Jackson, has written two more books:…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Fall foliage takes on many hues.

The Charles Lafitte Foundation Kid’s Corner is hosting a National Bullying Prevention Month essay contest. Pupils in grades three through 12 are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and write an essay sharing their own experiences that answers the following question: How…

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Contrary to popular belief, I am not counting the days until my nest is empty. Although our four sons throw footballs, use a bounce pass to move a basketball through the foyer and wrestle to the point of madness, I still enjoy having them around. It’s enough to make…

By Ali Datko, ReMIND Magazine Jerry Mathers as Beaver Cleaver Leave It to Beaver gave us situational comedy from a child’s point of view, and Jerry Mathers (“The Beaver”) delivered the laughs with endearing naiveté. Rumor has it that during casting, 8-year-old Mathers told the show’s producers that he would rather be at his Cub…

In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Steve Jobs. It’s a name synonymous with technological innovation. In the new film that bears the same name, we get a peek into the life of that man during three very different moments in his life. Jobs (Michael Fassbender) cofounded Apple with his friend Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen)…

Hallmark Channel Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. This country is going to the dogs with the 5th Annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. TV personality, author and animal advocate Beth Stern and television veteran James Denton (Good Witch, Desperate Housewives) will return as cohosts of the program, with celebrities including Derek Hough, Bindi Irwin,…

By Jeff Pfeiffer, www.channelguidemag.com It was just past the first day of winter in New Zealand when I arrived at a location called Riverhead, just outside of Auckland, to begin watching the filming of the new Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead, which airs Saturdays beginning Oct. 31. Coming from the northern U.S., I didn’t…