Paul J. Batura

OPINION December 21

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music makes me miss Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh signaled the beginning of the Yuletide season by playing Mannheim Steamroller Christmas selections in and out of breaks beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

OPINION December 1

Disney indicts its woke self with founder’s own words in newly published book

"The Official Walt Disney Quote Book" was compiled by the staff of the Walt Disney Archives – a division first established just four years after its founder’s death at the age of 65.

OPINION September 17, 2023

Decline in G-rated movies reveal Hollywood's disdain for children

Hollywood is showing an increasing disregard and disinterest in nurturing the hearts and minds of children.

OPINION January 13, 2023

Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley was music royalty but fame brought sadness and pain

Lisa Marie Presley died on Thursday night. The daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley she was only 54 years old. She was also married to Michael Jackson and later Nicholas Cage.

OPINION December 31, 2022

Betty White Remembered: Adopt 5 of her most amazing habits to make 2023 your best year yet

It has been a year since actress Betty White died just weeks before she would have turned 100. Although she is gone, White's perspective on life is still a great guide to living well.

OPINION January 10, 2022

Bob Saget was beloved because he played the American everyman

In a culture that seems to celebrate coarseness and crassness, Saget’s fatherly "Danny Tanner" role on "Full House" and his longtime gig hosting "America’s Funniest Home Videos" were decidedly and decisively G-rated.

OPINION March 18, 2021

Paul Batura: Dick Hoyt's death – famed Boston Marathon runner and father lovingly pushed his son to greatness

Dick Hoyt, the "heart and soul" of the Boston Marathon died Wednesday at 80.

OPINION February 17, 2021

Paul Batura: Rush Limbaugh changed conservative radio – and me

I met the legendary and revolutionary conservative talk show host in person just one time. But like millions of his listeners, we’ve spent the last 33 years together.

OPINION February 7, 2021

Paul Batura: Ronald Reagan's 110th birthday – 10 inspiring lessons we can learn from his life

By the end of his eight years in office, America was roaring. He did it all with a smile, was graceful under fire and a gentleman in a profession that seems to reward rude aggression. 

Entertainment January 23, 2021

Larry King's curiosity was the secret to his legendary talk-show career – a good reminder for us all

Larry King, who died Saturday at the age of 87, knew what he wanted to do with his life from a very early age.