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Nick’s Picks 04/11/12

WORLDFEST FILM FESTIVAL – April 13 – 22 BETRAYED – A Case of mistaken identity causes much mishap and various outcomes when three hit men break into a home and kidnap who they think is the owner of the domicile in question. THE BLACK DOVE – Just released from 18 years in prison, Jake Williams [...]

Some’s Hot, Some’s Not 04/11/12

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Get out while the getting is good…….A good friend of mine whom I’ve known for years and who (I believe) has been a Republican for many years, called me last week. She was one of many. Her question was: “What in the world is happening to the Republican Party in Fort Bend? I answered her [...]

Obama, Repetition and the Art of the Non Sequitur

By Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo Most of us outside of Illinois became aware of Barack Obama in 2004. He was a candidate for senator from that state and was asked to give a speech at the Democrat’s convention that year. He was interesting. A fresh face — in stark contrast to old Washington embodied by the [...]

Some’s Hot, Some’s Not 04/04/12

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Judge not……I wrote last week about wannabe judge and fired Assistant District Attorney Mike Elliott who didn’t sign up to run until after filing reopened and when he realized he could trade on the name of another Fort Bend County judge, Brady Elliott. Mike was one of the few assistant district attorneys ever fired by [...]

Nick’s Picks 04/04/12

WORLDFEST FILM FESTIVAL – April 13 – 22 BETRAYED – A Case of mistaken identity causes much mishap and various outcomes when three hit men break into a home and kidnap who they think is the owner of the domicile in question. THE BLACK DOVE – Just released from 18 years in prison, Jake Williams [...]

Iced Tea – Skittles and Many Desperate to Find Reasons to NOT Blame the Shooter

By Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo As every day passes and more information is released, the nation is more and more engaged in the story of the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin walking to a relative’s house with a can of Iced Tea and some Skittles. There are many angles to this story and I’m firm [...]

Nick’s Picks 03/28/12

FEATURE FILM REVIEW THE RAID: REDEMPTION As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary [...]

Some’s Hot, Some’s Not 03/28/12

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Heads I win, tails you lose….The Supremes are hearing the Healthcare bill this week and next and because the media is tired of covering Romney and Santorum and have just about mined that subject out for awhile, they’ve switched to the Supreme Court which is about as absorbing as watching paint dry. We’re getting breathless [...]

Some’s Hot, Some’s Not 03/21/12

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Pay to play?……In an effort to raise money for his campaign to be sheriff, the current chief deputy is once again throwing a crawfish boil. What makes this significant is the way in which he is going about raising the money. In a public posting for the chief deputy, one of his team members posted [...]

May I See Your ID, Please?

By Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo Isn’t technology great? Our lives are so much easier now because of the advances we’ve made technologically. We have credit and debit cards, can check out back account balances online, email instead of the Pony Express and more. We also have state-issued identification. Most of us have a Driver’s License. For [...]

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