Michelle Pfeiffer joins Denzel Washington atop our favorites’ list … Welcome to today’s three thoughts and Vol. 240 of The Daily Dirt.
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Daily Dirt: Nothing says Merry Christmas like a box of stale chocolates. Not.
Christmas is little more than a week away, so we’re offering some last-minute gift-giving advice … welcome to the three thoughts that make up Vol. 159 of the Daily Dirt.
Daily Dirt: Longtime fans of Kane — as in pain — might be surprised to know this
The numbers never lie, and the following numbers will probably come as an eye-opener for those followers of the squared circle … welcome to the three thoughts that make up Vol. 154 of the Daily Dirt.
Daily Dirt: Some days, you just need a dose of Clark Griswold
Before you read on, what Christmas movie elevated squirrels to a new height of holiday importance? … While you ponder, welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 150 of the Daily Dirt.
Daily Dirt: Our TV lineup once featured 31 westerns each week
Daily Dirt for Sept. 16, 2021 Imagine turning on your television set and seeing nothing but westerns most nights on every channel. Vol. 69 of the Daily Dirt provides some insight with the first of today’s three thoughts. 1. We love westerns at the Daily Dirt, and spend considerable time thinking and talking about them. Here […]
Quincy/Adams County take Census hit, but Missouri holds serve
So about that 45 X 30 plan… I was given the impression that all of my friends who moved to Free Missouri during the past decade were being counterbalanced by doctors and other people moving into our wonderful town (It really is a wonderful town. I’m just riffing.). But those of us who saw the […]
Some people at School Board meetings need to focus; others need to open up
Quincy School Board meetings may eventually take place in Blue Devil Gym or Flinn Stadium if things keep going in the direction they have for the last few months. If they’re at Blue Devil Gym, at least a portable clock won’t be needed. QPS officials brought a clock to Wednesday’s meeting similar to one used […]
Daily Dirt: The decade when Ferris Bueller met Harry and Sally
Daily Dirt for Aug. 12, 2021 A case could be made that the 1980s produced the most legendary films of any decade in the past 60 years. See what you think from my top 10 from that memorable 10-year period in Vol. 35 of the Daily Dirt: 1. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986): The movie could be the […]
Eighinger: Both Illinois and Missouri boast their fair share of western heroes and villains
It’s no secret that I have always been fascinated by the wild, wild west. From a long love affair with classic western TV programming — “Gunsmoke,” “Cheyenne,” “Bat Masterson” and “Wagon Train,” to name a few — to the research of real-life cowboys and cowgirls, that shoot ’em-up era of America history has intrigued me […]
Daily Dirt: …as long as whipped cream is involved…
Daily Dirt for July 30, 2021 by Steve Eighinger Another day, another three thoughts. This, folks, is Vol. 22 of the Daily Dirt: 1. The older I get, the more fascinated I become with birds. A few years ago, I began spending more and more time on our pack porch area watching cardinals, blue jays and whatever […]
