Joan Elaine Hall, age 88, of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home. She was born in Hemlock, in Perry County, Ohio on September 16, 1936, to the late Paul M. Williams and Mae (Fouts) Williams. Joan graduated from The Plains High School in Athens County in […]
Mark’s Musings
Mark’s Musings – March 1, 2017
It seems there are mishaps just about everywhere one turns. The new administration is learning that while the folks in Hollywood just learned that too. I’m sure that everyone has heard about the biggest error in Oscar’s history by now. You can’t blame it on Warren Beatty and Faye […]
Mark’s Musings – February 8, 2017
Astonishing. Incredible. Fantastic. A Super Bowl to remember. It was certainly one for the ages. The 50 year old plus one event that spans the globe did not disappoint, unless you are an Atlanta Falcons fan. Like many of you I felt that the game was pretty much over […]
Mark’s Musings – February 1, 2017
We’ll start with Super Bowl LI. With no “local” favorites playing like the Browns, Bengals or Steelers, this should be a fairly non-controversial subject. I believe that there are enough matters floating around right now that are in the latter category. The Vegas odds makers have the Patriots as […]
Mark’s Musings – January 25, 2017
Is there too much complaining? Has anyone noticed an uptick in negativity? And it’s about lots of nothing sometimes. I am reminded of the second Ghostbusters movie – (I think it was the second) where the pink goo of negativity was running under the streets of New York City. […]
Mark’s Musings – January 18, 2017
There were several good games this past weekend in the NFL. The Steelers versus the Chiefs, and of course, the Packers against the Cowboys. That was a great one. Can anyone knock off the Patriots? I give the edge right now to the Packers against the Falcons and the […]
Mark’s Musings – January 11, 2017
How did I miss it? The Columbus Blue Jackets win streak of course. It ended last Thursday evening against the Washington Capitals in a 5-0 loss – but winning 16 games straight in the NHL is something to be proud of. Right now the Blue Jackets have more wins […]
Mark’s Musings – January 4, 2017
Okay! Okay! I get it. Perhaps I went a step too far in last week’s column. As I lay here like a slug, that is, after all, my only defense, I need to address the now 1-14 Browns. What? You say, “Wait a minute Mark, the season – at […]
Mark’s Musings – December 28, 2016
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas, enjoyed lots of time with your family and made some cherished memories. It’s hard not to think of that fair city to the north at Christmas time. After all, it’s where they filmed perhaps one of the greatest movies of all time, “A Christmas Story”. And as […]