Sightlines: Remembering Steve Woolf

Sightlines: Remembering Steve Woolf

By Lynn VenhausWe have been enriched by Steve Woolf as a titan in regional theater, and his loss will be deeply felt. For 33 years,... Details
Sightlines: Tune into Critics Choice Awards on the CW March 7

Sightlines: Tune into Critics Choice Awards on the CW March 7

By Lynn VenhausOn Sunday night, the Critics Choice Awards will air beginning at 6 p.m. CST on the CW (ch. 11 in STL). I promise... Details
Dispatch from The Hills: 500,000+ Lives

Dispatch from The Hills: 500,000+ Lives

By Lynn VenhausFeb 22, 2021. In personal remarks, President Biden led a tribute for the 500,000+ lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic that had tp... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: Condemn or Condone –No Gray Area, Congress!

Dispatch from the Hills: Condemn or Condone –No Gray Area, Congress!

By Lynn VenhausCollective amnesia? Not shamed by the hypocrisy? My mind is blown on a daily basis by the willingness to dismiss the gravity of... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: Insurrection, Fascism and Socialism

Dispatch from the Hills: Insurrection, Fascism and Socialism

By Lynn VenhausThere are not two sides to the Insurrection. You either support democracy and the US Constitution or you don’t. Foreign and domestic terrorism... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: I have COVID-19

Dispatch from the Hills: I have COVID-19

By Lynn VenhausI have COVID-19. This is my personal story. It is my experience, not anyone else’s, and I certainly don’t have any medical expertise... Details
Dispatches from The Hills: On the Brink of a New Year

Dispatches from The Hills: On the Brink of a New Year

By Lynn VenhausWe are almost looking in the rear view mirror, and 2020 will be no more. Overall, the year tested us all.We also learned... Details
Dispatch from the Hills: VOTE!

Dispatch from the Hills: VOTE!

By Lynn VenhausRay Charles "America the Beautiful." (See below). A reminder that we are all Americans. We're better together. Right now, we have two Americas,... Details
Dispatches from the Hills: The Alternate Reality of the Pandemic, Oct. 30

Dispatches from the Hills: The Alternate Reality of the Pandemic, Oct. 30

By Lynn VenhausTrump has lied more than 22,000 times in less than 4 years. We have normalized this Pinocchio, which is really sad and mind-boggling.... Details
Dispatches from the Hills: Election Nights

Dispatches from the Hills: Election Nights

By Lynn VenhausBack in my news reporter days in ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s, I loved working Election Nights. Pre-computer and smart phone, we would... Details