I once heard someone say that music is the food of life. That person wasn’t wrong. As most of you know, I started college this week. It’s a new...

While there were several new release films that came out this past weekend, I didn't get the chance to sit down with either the raunchy comedy GOOD...

Back to School is an exciting time for everyone. Summer break has come to a close. I hope everyone had a fun filled summer and are ready for...

Just three months ago, I walked across the stage at Blackwell High School, becoming yet another proud Maroon graduate. Now, I'm getting ready to...

“Stories hurt, stories heal.” Those lines, oft repeated by Zoe Colletti’s Stella, set the tone for a film as interested in the terrifying...

When I was a little boy, I loved riding tractors. The first one I ever rode ― a Farmall H ― belonged to my Papa, who lived out at Sayre, OK. My...

Looking Back – Thinking Forward Recently, a friend from a large city in Oklahoma said, “she hopes to retire in Blackwell.” Why Blackwell, I...

"I'm trying to save the world, which, for the record, will be my fourth time. 'Cause I'm really good at it." This past weekend saw the release...

Let’s make Blackwell Better! Change is on the horizon. Yes, I know some of us hate change, but sometimes it is needed. We know that someone is...

I’ve been a Route 66 “junkie” for most of my life. At the ripe old age of 8, I can remember asking my paternal grandparents to take me up and down...

“It’s official old buddy, I’m a has-been.” Those words come from Leonardo DiCaprio’s emotional and radically insecure fading star Rick Dalton...

Looking Back – Thinking Forward I’m sure most of us have heard the old axiom of “why fix it if it isn’t broke”. However, many times there are...

The idea of marriage just doesn’t have the luster it once did. Hookup culture is the new “norm,” and people don’t like to be tied down by the heavy...

"What are you two talkin' about?” “Oh nothin'...just the end of the world. Tick tock, tick tock.” This past weekend saw HBO release the first...

Looking Back – Thinking Forward I’m sure you have heard the old saying: “Be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem”. Yes, I know...