Back in the early ‘70s, Marlo Thomas released “Free to Be You and Me,” which celebrated individuality and the unique qualities of each of us. It is easy to overlook the positive aspects of that mantra when we are held captive in a line. These brushes with humanity often offer a bizarre mix of...
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I’ve only met a few “living legends” during my life. William T. Fauntroy Jr., one of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen and a Congressional Gold Medal of Honor recipient, is one of them. Consequently, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to hear him speak this past February at the Sandy Spring Slave Museum. William Fauntroy is...
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“The Great Gatsby” (PG-13) ***** The novel is short, the movie is long, but the film does what it is supposed to do and more. It tells the complex story of Jay Gatsby and adds depth and context to it in unique ways. Who would have thought that a score that included hip-hop and...
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Tyler Dunmyer is a slender, poised Quince Orchard High School junior who played on the Cougar golf team his first two years at the school. He also follows the game extremely closely. So when Arnold Palmer wrote an article for one of the golf magazines about how involved with charities most golfers are, a...
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By Mike Cuthbert and Colin Jones Boys’ Lacrosse The Cougars had a bye in the first round of the playoffs and took the field at home against Thomas Johnson (TJ) in round two. The game(s) against TJ took two days to complete, but the end was inevitable from start. That may be the reason...
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The wonderful world of Disney is coming to a middle school near you! Following close behind Quince Orchard High School’s recent staging of “Beauty and the Beast,” both Ridgeview (RMS) and Lakelands Park (LPMS) middle schools chose Disney junior plays for their spring musicals. Junior adaptations condense classic stories and musicals into shortened versions...
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