Category Archives: Op-Ed

Support Your Local Library For National Library Week

This is National Library Week. And while it seems this is another program that the Trump Administration will try to defund because it doesn’t turn a profit, you need to still support your local library. You can still check out DVDs for free. I know I still enjoy watching them. And then it seems toContinue reading “Support Your Local Library For National Library Week”

If America Was Ran As A Business, Trump Would’ve Already Been Fired

I was glad to see the “Hands Off” protests happening all over the country yesterday. There were protestors nearby my home in Tahlequah, Okla. as well as in my hometown of Calhoun, Ga. While they didn’t make much of a dent as other bigger cities, it shows you that the country is past fed upContinue reading “If America Was Ran As A Business, Trump Would’ve Already Been Fired”

Entertainment Business Bias On Full Display A Lot Lately

John Boyega, who played Finn in the last three Star Wars movies went on to say how racially bias the SW enterprise is. I have to agree with him. Over 10 years ago when the first trailer dropped, there was a lot of criticism over the fact that he was even in the movie. AndContinue reading “Entertainment Business Bias On Full Display A Lot Lately”

Peace And Love To Family And Friends Of Peter Arsenault

They say if you ever want to know about someone’s character, look at how they treated an animal. The shocking story of Chris Arsenault, who died in a fire in at an animal sanctuary in Long Island in New York, has made the rounds in the news the last 48 hours. The Happy Cat SanctuaryContinue reading “Peace And Love To Family And Friends Of Peter Arsenault”

‘Scamanda’ Too Repetitive And Avoids The Really Hard Questions

When I worked at the newspaper in Wagoner, Okla., a suburb of Tulsa, an elderly woman would wonder around the town usually on cold and/or rainy days offering to sell crocheted items so she could “get home.” Then, she’d cry crocodile tears. She came in at least two or three times when I was atContinue reading “‘Scamanda’ Too Repetitive And Avoids The Really Hard Questions”

Peace & Love To People Of South Asia

As March draws to a close in just over two days, the year 2025 hasn’t been a good one for people all around the world. Wildfires have destroyed a lot of southern California. High winds have created dust storms in Texas and Oklahoma causing traffic accidents and fatalities. And as of this posting, meteorologists areContinue reading “Peace & Love To People Of South Asia”

George Foreman Went The Distance…And Then A Lot Farther

Richard Pryor did a comedy bit about Muhammad Ali and George Foreman back during the 1970s. “George has a unique boxing style – none,” The late comic said going on to joke that Foreman just asks which man in the ring is the referee because he’s going to kill the other one. At 19, heContinue reading “George Foreman Went The Distance…And Then A Lot Farther”

‘Ruby Franke’ Hulu Documentary Shows The Dangers Of Social Media Life

There’s not many good things you can say about Harvey Weinstein. One thing he did do while his company Miramax was distributing Madonna: Truth or Dare was to allow a snippet of footage of Warren Beatty commenting that his then-girlfriend Madonna “doesn’t want to live off-camera.” In 1990, when this footage was shot by filmmakerContinue reading “‘Ruby Franke’ Hulu Documentary Shows The Dangers Of Social Media Life”

Bare Bones Film Festival This Week

The annual Bare Bones Internal Film Festival is this week in Muskogee, Okla. The festival is meant to represent and honor filmmakers who make their shorts and features with lower incomes, usually under $1 million. Hence, they used the bare bones of funding available to make their movies. I’ve been hoping to cover it thisContinue reading “Bare Bones Film Festival This Week”