January 2023 Edition
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Whether interviewing local business owners, questioning state politicians, profiling interesting artists and musicians, recording proceedings at town and school board meetings, or reviewing the latest movies, video games, music releases and local restaurants, Manor Ink takes its responsibility as a community news source seriously. But once a year, in January, we depart from our news gathering efforts to share a little happiness for the New Year with stories that make our staff happy!
Featured Stories
Note to readers: Manor Ink’s Town and School Board reports for December 2022 can be found here.
Nulling of landmark decision alarms many
By Angie Hund | Manor Ink
Hollywood drama, cultural shocks and new fascist policies have rocked our country over the past 12 months. The year 2022 was eventful for a number of reasons. What generally comes to mind when thinking …
Beloved beagle trips to the moon and back
By Zoey McGee | Manor Ink
Not only is he a flying ace, but Snoopy is also an astronaut. Charles Schulz’s beloved anthropomorphic beagle from the comic strip “Peanuts” recently arrived back from the trip of a lifetime. He was aboard NASA’s …
For some, last year was all downhill
By Aidan Dusenbury-Dalto | Manor Ink
I’ve always loved snow and the mountains. My parents introduced me to skiing when I was four years old and I continued until I turned eight when I decided to give snowboarding a try. After that I started snowboarding …
These top Japanese animes animated viewers in ’22
By Rachel Zuckerman | Manor Ink
When it comes to 2022 animated features, everyone of a certain age has an opinion about the year’s best and worst animes. A definitive list is a real challenge – trust me on this! – but it all comes down to personal choice ...
Lend an ear: The best sounds of the previous year
By Angie Hund | Manor Ink
As 2022 has now ended, it only seems right that we honor our favorite records from this year. Despite being a difficult few years for artists announcing music and touring, 2022 has given us honorable releases …
When 15 seconds on your phone becomes a thing
By Michelle Adams-Thomas | Manor Ink
TikTok is the popular app that first skyrocketed with users after the Chinese social media platform Musical.ly was shut down by its owner ByteDance. They replaced it with TikTok, and the app has become ...
These games slap, no cap
By Jack Duesnbury-Dalto | Manor Ink
These are my top five choices for video games in 2022. No. 5: In fifth place is Elden Ring, an action-adventure role playing game with a long story, fully open world and great gameplay. It’s available on PlayStation 4...
The World Cup’s great moments
By Mio Moser | Manor Ink
The 2022 World Cup was a thrilling display of skill and fortitude, and in the final match between Argentina and France, featured perhaps the best game in the history of the sport. But there were many other great …
The Ink: a source of happiness
By Marge Feuerstein | Manor Ink Mentor
This is our January Happiness issue, so no hard news. Just have fun writing something, we were told. So I started to think about what is fun for me, as I close in on my 90th year of life. Thinking back through the …