by Mike Parnell | Oct 13, 2010 | Opinion
“The Andy Griffith Show” premiered 50 years ago on Oct. 3, 1960. It was a week late, having been pre-empted the week before by the first Kennedy-Nixon debate. When it finally aired, the first episode was about how Aunt Bee comes to join the Taylor...
by Mike Parnell | Oct 8, 2010 | Opinion
Some people have great ideas but lack what it takes to make them something more than a notion in their heads. And some people can take your idea and make it into something you never dreamed it to be. Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire CEO of the social networking site...
by Mike Parnell | Oct 1, 2010 | Opinion
The old story of the scorpion and the frog reminds us that those who are inclined to villainy will act in that way. But it’s always a bad thing when a villain is presented in the role of a hero. Gordon Gekko is a character that captured the spirit of the times...
by Mike Parnell | Sep 3, 2010 | Opinion
Robert Duvall began his movie career portraying Arthur “Boo” Radley. In his latest movie, “Get Low,” we see what could be termed the evolution of Boo. It has been said that the allure of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is tied to the...
by Mike Parnell | Aug 27, 2010 | Opinion
I have loved comics since I was 7 years old. My grandmother bought me a copy of “Justice League of America” on a trip to the drugstore, and I was hooked. Back then the comics told tales of guys and gals in long underwear who flew around doing all manner of...
