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 Larry Holcombe |
Cold day in HoughtonTue, November 11, 2008 @ 5:47PM I walked down the street for lunch today -- soup at the coffee house. (I wonder how the coffee would be at a soup house?) A brisk walk; but good, hot soup feels great on a day like this. I finally had to turn the heat on last night in my apartment. It was down to 59 degrees when I got home from choir practice. I joined the Copper Country Chorale as a way to meet more people in the community and to keep singing. I figure I've been a member of an organized singing group since second grade -- church, school, college, community choirs and other groups. The Chorale's director is very good. He's strong in theory and good with voicings. (Voicings? Trust me; singers pretend they know what it means.) But he's also energetic, which is good for me after a long day's work on a Monday. It's also a good group of friendly people, welcoming to a new face. It's always a bit of a shock to start working on Christmas music early in the fall. I find myself humming "Jingle Be
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 Voigt & Hanifin Movie Review |
Voigt & Hanifin: Greetings, fellow film fanatics!Sun, October 12, 2008 @ 9:34PM Hello! I’m C.E. Hanifin, the other half of your dynamic, and sometimes dueling, movie-reviewing duo. As Samantha mentioned, the C stands for Cynthia. (I never reveal the meaning of the E). Here’s a quick rundown on my background. I moved to Hancock a year ago from my hometown, Chicago. I’ve worked as an entertainment journalist for more than a decade. The newspapers in which my writing has appeared include the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Wausau Daily Herald. To give you an idea of my taste in films, take a peek at five of my all-time favorite movies: “Ghost World” (2001). In an increasingly homogenized world, protagonist Enid’s fierce refusal to merge with the mainstream makes her a modern-day hero for independent souls everywhere. This movie, based on the stellar graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, also delivers some of the most slyly hilarious cinematic moments of this decade. “Butterfield 8” (1960). Elizabeth Taylor at he
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The Red Line Online
 Brandon Veale |
The Red Line - WCHA Picks, 12-19Thu, December 18, 2008 @ 10:06AM Just four hockey games to pick for the weekend, so I figured I’d move things over here. Last week, I went a rather mediocre 4-3-1. I had a much better 7-2-1 the week before but due to an error on my part, cut that out of the bottom of the column. That makes me 50-30-16 for the season thus far. 50-30-16 certainly looks good on paper, but it’s actually just a shade over 60 percent accuracy, and we strive for better than that at the College Hockey Institute of Prediction Sciences. What if your Christmas presents came only 60 percent wrapped or your tree 60 percent decorated? This weekend’s Northern Michigan-Michigan Tech home-and-home presents an interesting conundrum. Neither team has looked very good at this point in the season, and though NMU thoroughly dominated the scoreboard in their season-opening Superior Showcase game 5-2, the Huskies had several more shots and chances (30-11 was the final tally). So, it’s really anyone’s guess as to how this weekend will
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 Mark Wilcox |
Much adoTue, December 9, 2008 @ 11:08AM I can't help but be amused about all the talk these days about the possible reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. It seems there are some who view the Democrats recent victories as a mandate for bringing back some of the policies tossed out by GOP administrations. Among them the so-called Fairness Doctrine. It's interesting that all this talk is coming up from everyone but the Obama Administration who has nothing about bringing it back. I was traveling during the day time recently and came upon a Christian radio talk show where the doctrine was the topic of discussion. The host was convinced that not only would radio as we know it, but religion in general and pretty much life as we know it would end if the Fairness Doctrine was brought back. The host ranted that people wouldn't be allowed to talk about God or anything else that mattered, if the Democrats had their way. I find the whole thing interesting because I started my career in radio in 1982 when the Fairness Doctrine was
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