Is there a more bankrupt genre than the parody movie? So many movies nowadays are so painfully self-aware and referential anyway that there often isn’t much left to make fun of, which is especially the case for such Kevin Williamson-penned films as Scream and its clones, clichéd teen slasher movies that were regarded as hip simply because the characters…
Arrested Development Regarding Allie Johnson’s “Breach of the Peace” in the June 22 issue: As a participant of the People’s Rally on May 13, I’m honestly still a little in shock over the arrests of Mike McCormack and Sarah Viets. This was the most peaceful, respectful group of people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and coming together with. I’m…
Bob Schumm tells Douglas County Republicans: It’s my party and I’ll file if I want to. Most politicians smile for the photos in their campaign ads, but not Bob Schumm — at least not for the one he ran in the Lawrence Journal-World on June 26 and 27. In those ads he scowls at would-be voters, his left arm…
When Lake Edun exposed itself to the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, the suits said no thanks. Merle Blair, the president and CEO of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, says his organization offers its members many benefits — such as networking opportunities at business fairs and “after-hours” mixers as well as access to the Chamber’s 1,700-member mailing list. Webb Garlinghouse of…
The call that changed the lives of George and Patricia Hildebrandt came late one evening in April 1997. They had just walked through the kitchen door of their Leavenworth farmhouse when Patricia picked up the ringing telephone. George’s sister, Barbara, was on the other end. Turn on the television quick, she told them. Maxine Waters and the Congressional Black Caucus…
