An Alton man’s observations about New York

A local friend of mine, Derrick Richardson, has written an editorial about New York business and I wanted to share…feel free to contact Derrick and give him your thoughts! My Observations of NY New York City businesses remind me of the old days when businesses were made up of specialty shops. For example, consumers in NY go to the key …

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“Belleville”: a review

Alienating loneliness By Fred Pollard For most of my life, I have struggled with worrying too much about what people think of me. I have also never been good at letting go of the people in my life that I love. Both of those “life lesson hurdles” are explored in the new film “Belleville.” Writer/director Dan Steadman and producer/actor Ted …

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My experience meeting Kenny Rogers!

I stood, off to the side, isolated from everyone else, shifting from one foot to the other nervously. (“I’m not getting back there. They would have grabbed me by now if I was. Are they just planning to keep me here, like a security risk, until it is all over with?”) Such is the feeling when you are attempting to …

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