Names making news

 After Star Trek: The Next Generation ended, segueing into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Michael Dorn was one of three cast members----Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis being the others----cast for Disney's animated adventure series, Gargoyles. Unlike the others, Dorn made a 2nd career as a voice actor, landing a supporting role on Superman: The Animated Series, starring in Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys, a 1 year syndicated series, and the title role as I. M. Weasel, a back-up feature to Cow & Chicken.

This summer, Dorn is parlaying his Superman gig as John Henry Irons, aka Steel, into his comics writing debut for DC, as Irons and his daughter, Natasha, will star in their own series, Steelworks, which will continue plot elements from Action Comics. These days, in the books, Irons has had a on-again-off-again relationship with Lana Lang. Contrast that with the Irons that has appeared on Superman & Lois the last two seasons, played by Wole Parks, who came from an alternate earth where he was married to Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch). Right wingers in certain parts of the country are probably tearing their hair out over both storylines.

Dorn becomes the latest Hollywood star to give comic books a whirl. The name recognition value alone should move a few extra copies.

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All of Minnesota likely has their flags at half-staff this afternoon after the passing of NFL Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant at 95.

While Grant tried and failed to win the Super Bowl four different times with the Minnesota Vikings, he won four Grey Cups in the Canadian Football League, and, as a three sport star in high school, Grant was on 2 NBA championship teams with the then-Minneapolis Lakers.

Rest in peace.

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We reported not long ago how CVS at the Uncle Sam Atrium keeps their detergents under lock & key. It's a chain wide thing, as Rick Karlin reported for the Albany Times-Union that CVS' Bethlehem location also has had to deal with shoplifters. According to Karlin, the thieves then turn around and sell the stolen detergent online in order to make a profit without spending a dime themselves. The greed of these people is just ridiculous. Security cameras should identify the thieves and turn them over to the police to end this.