Cul-ture: n the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. Clash: v to come together or collide, esp. noisily. "America is a mosaic of cultures. What a mighty noise!" Chuck Collins is the operations manager for 1590 WAKR and Rubber City Radio Group, and an editor for AkronNewsNow.com. Be a MySpace Friend Contact Chuck Collins   posted 7/8/2008 7:13:08 PM by Chuck Collins   The Two Teams of the Apocalypse If you have been an Indian's fan for less than a decade - decade and a half - then you might be entering uncharted waters. read more "The Two Teams of the Apocalypse"... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 7/5/2008 12:13:20 PM by Chuck Collins   At War With Trees I am very fortunate to have several dozen trees on my little acre of the Western Reserve. It's not like I border a forest, or that the house is badly squeezed by giants, it's just that nearly the entire lot is ringed by fur, pine, maple and a couple of poplars that I planted myself. read more "At War With Trees"... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 7/2/2008 4:13:22 PM by Chuck Collins   Guilty Pleasures There are many things we enjoy that are not front page news; those things we hide, even from our spouses. read more "Guilty Pleasures "... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 6/21/2008 3:16:58 PM by Chuck Collins   The Perfect Cheese Sandwich! I don't know when this happened, but I love a good cheese. As a youngster, like most of us, Velveeta was the every-day stuff (can we really call that cheese?) and American was for those special weekend burgers. read more "The Perfect Cheese Sandwich!"... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 6/19/2008 10:05:04 PM by Chuck Collins   Let's Go To A Show! Thank God for reasonable people. I am especially thankful for the loyal listeners to 1590 WAKR. They seem more reasonable than most. read more "Let's Go To A Show! "... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 6/13/2008 11:39:40 AM by Chuck Collins   That's Racist! It was a reasonable misunderstanding. Micah, the affable young man who works in our production department, happened to overhear a discussion about recording a commercial for a new feature on Akron News Now. read more "That's Racist!"... link to post  |   (comments: 1)   posted 6/7/2008 9:00:28 AM by Chuck Collins   VIDEO: Mr. Orwell, Your World is Ready I probably read 1984 - actually read the book long before I saw either of the movies - when I was 10. It was tough for such a young mind, but it was an assignment from The Mysterious Stranger read more "VIDEO: Mr. Orwell, Your World is Ready"... link to post  |   (comments: 1)   posted 6/5/2008 7:22:57 PM by Chuck Collins   No One Gets Out Alive, Period. The email came in just in time. A friend had just lost his mother. What was happening on this end was Monika, my wife and her mother's primary care giver, was complaining bitterly about something. I will spare you the details. read more "No One Gets Out Alive, Period. "... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 5/17/2008 9:45:27 AM by Chuck Collins   The Commencement Speaker There are people here in our little blogosphere on Akron News Now and the Akron Radio Center who would make great commencement speakers. I am not one of them. read more "The Commencement Speaker"... link to post  |   (no comments yet)   posted 5/15/2008 7:06:55 PM by Chuck Collins   Two Canes and a Boogie Board I may have written about this before, if so I am sorry for repeating myself. I am not sorry for revisiting this story. read more "Two Canes and a Boogie Board"... link to post  |   (no comments yet)     Brewer On Sports Culture Clash The Daily Buzz Geeking Akron Letters from the Editor The Nashville Minute Nick on Wine Reality Check Scott Wynn's Window Sue Wilson's Voiceover Fun Online (news for the Coffee Clatch) Fizz.com (What's Everybody Googleing?) Physorg.com (Stuff You Don't Read Everyday) Snopes.com (Myth Busters) Personal Essentials Sandra Miller Exposed! (Thirty-Something Blog) Akron Area Alcoholics Anonymous - one of the most useful sites in the fellowship Dear Elena How to Cope with the Ultimate Loss Sue Wilson's Voice Over Ohio Media Watch NEO Classic TV The Dilbert Blog WAKR Student Athlete of the Week Favorite on Food "Grinder" Do You YouTube? Web Digest Weekly Akron Stuff EJ! The Civic The Art Museum The Library Just a Peek at Akron Visit Akron Akron Gas Prices Akron Flickr Photo Tags Accidental Akronite Planet NEO - a Friend of ANN Bloggers Akron: Radio Free Newport AkronNewsNow.com Blip.TV Channel United Way of Summit County Blog Psychobilly Democrat Cool Podcast Stuff Switchpod LibSyn Podcast Pickle PodioBooks Chuck the Fiction Writer, if you please... The Radio Murders The Radio Murders Audiobook Podcast Essay Archives My Other Life More TRM on iTunes