Escape to Jail
Alton, TX – Apparently these two geniuses watched “Mission Impossible” too many times. Although almost every action movie has the star escape through the air conditioning ducts, reality is often less glamorous. Authorities say two inmates trying to flee Alton City jail crawled into the air ducts, but ended up crashing through the […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 30 Jun 2008 at 4:49 pm under Columns | Link
Elliot and Alma Moore (Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Daschanel) running through a field with their daughter to escape the mysterious happenings.
The Happening (Rated R) 91 mins.
After tackling ghosts in The Sixth Sense, comics in Unbreakable, faith in Signs, love in The Village, and fairy tales in Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan has returned […]
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For the Moms and Dads: People ask me, have I ever written poems for children. My answer is yes – one. Here it is, “The Promise.” The reason I wrote it came out of the fact that young children often misbehave at bedtime and refuse to go to sleep. So I promised my son if […]
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-Thursday the 26th: The constellation Hercules passes high overhead this evening. One of its star systems, 14 Hercules, has at least one planet. The star is a lot like the sun, while the planet is at least five times as massive as Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system. The moon is half-lit in […]
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By Toni Richardson
Red and White and Blue Tart (Some parental participation required).
Not only will this tart look fabulous on your Fourth of July weekend table but it will also taste yummy.
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 30 Jun 2008 at 4:48 pm under Columns | Link