As part of its generally welcome comic strategy, “Thor: Ragnarok” heckles itself for two hours and 10 minutes and lets Jeff Goldblum, skittering around as master of the death-match revels on the planet Sakaar, get away with murder. Nobody else in the known universe works on Goldblum’s wavelength. The deadpan…
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Commentary: The Democrats’ Electoral Windfall Is Not A Rejection of Trump, It Is a Rejection of the Republican ‘Status Quo’
by Robert Romano Republicans in Congress should be paying very close attention to the results in Virginia, where Ed Gillespie lost the gubernatorial race to Ralph Northam, and learn the right lesson for a change. Political parties serve very much as a function of their standard bearers, which is…
Read MoreBob Goodlatte Adds to the Growing List of Republican House Retirements
Rep. Bob Goodlatte announced Thursday that he plans to retire when his term ends next year. “After much contemplation and prayer, we decided it was the right time for me to step aside and let someone else serve the Sixth District. I will not seek re-election. With my time as…
Read MoreUS, Chinese Firms Sign $9 Billion in Deals During Trump Visit
US and Chinese companies signed nearly 20 deals worth a total $9 billion on Wednesday at the start of President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang oversaw a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People but they…
Read MoreTears Fall as Carrie Underwood Pays Tribute to Those We Have Lost
The 51st Annual CMA Awards – Show If you are a country music fan, you shed tears easily. That’s who we are. We play hard and we love hard. But perhaps we have never cried as much as we have cried in 2017. RELATED: Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery returns to…
Read MoreGarth Brooks Wins Entertainer of the Year for the 6th Time at the CMAs
Garth Brooks Names Entertainer of the Year for the 6th Time; Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne Night’s Top Winners at the 51st Annual CMA Awards
Read MoreJudson Phillips Commentary: Tax Reform, Corporate Loopholes, Affiliate Reinsurance
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Donald Trump’s signature promise as he ran for President was he would drain the swamp. There is no greater symbol of the swamp that needs to be drained than the tax code of the United States. Actually, calling it the tax code of the United States is a misnomer.…
Read More‘The Dark Tower’ Review (4K UHD)
Stephen King’s epic sci-fi Western novel series about a mysterious structure tied to the fate of the universe finally got some big screen time, but the movie crumbled before critics and now looks for rebuilding with an ultra high-definition release in The Dark Tower (Sony Pictures Entertainment, rated PG-13, 95…
Read MoreThe Best Kits and Gadgets that Encourage Kids to Be More Creative
The internet is a wonderful, amazing place to learn and grow and communicate. Still, sometimes it’s good to get your kids out from behind the computer and doing something that…
Read MoreDelaware Senator Chris Coons Says the Key for Democrats in Red States Is to Keep Races Local
Sen. Chris Coons said Wednesday that Democrats in red states need to keep their campaign’s local in next year’s midterm races. “The Democratic senators who are incumbents up for election this time in the five the states that you’re referencing – states like Indiana, North Dakota, Montana, Missouri, West Virginia…
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