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Monday, July 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM

New Year's Reviews -- Operation: Wake Up

New Year's Reviews -- Operation: Wake Up

Mike Posner returned – arguably out of nowhere – with a new, and extremely interesting album. Genre bending and unique, Operation: Wake Up begins with a spoken introduction from Posner about how the album should be enjoyed. Posner asks listeners to dedicated 36 minutes of their time, uninterrupted, to listen to the album all-the-way through. More shockingly, Posner says that if any listeners struggle with any form of mental illness, to not listen to his album.  

Posner’s album returns to the true art of storytelling that albums of the past used to do and follows a story chronologically. Posner uses both music and narration to create a plot. While some may think his introduction of listening instructions is pretentious, I absolutely agreed with Posner.  

Posner uses tracks on the album to show the creation of a song that appears later in the list. His album is using a similar skill as films by being self-aware, and breaking the fourth-wall with his listeners. Rather than being a spectator to the music that is already created, we are a part of the process.   

This album is extremely refreshing and surprising. There is truly nothing like this out there right now, and I say that in the least dramatic way possible. 


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Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I knew Sam as a member of our church growing up. He always had a warm smile, a kind word, and a great sense of humor! He will be great missed!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:57 AMComment source: Obituary -- Samuel Bruce WickizerComment author: Mike HinzComment text: Great teacher, great coach, but even a better person!!! Rest in peace Mr. BeachComment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:53 AMComment source: Obituary -- Jack Victor Beach, Jr.Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I had Mrs Hedges for First Grade at Northside Elementary in 1969. I still, to this day, remember her as a wonderful teacher…one of my favorites!!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:29 AMComment source: Obituary - Nancy Marie Hedges C Comment author: Carl C. HagenComment text: What are MFNs and PBMs ?? ............................ From the editor: This is a very good question and we apologize for not catching that wasn't in there. We reached out to the writer/submitter and got this info back...hope it's helpful. PBM: Pharmacy Benefit Managers are pharmacies that are owned by insurance companies. (CVS is one.) They negotiate with drug makers to get reduced pricing for medications, but they historically have not passed along those savings to patients. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/pharmacy-benefit-managers-staff-report.pdf MFN: Most Favored Nation pricing is a policy that means a country agrees to offer the same trade concessions (like tariffs or price reductions) to all member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). When applied to pharmaceuticals, it could disrupt global access, deter innovation, and obscure the deeper systemic issues in American health care. https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/05/22/the-global-risks-of-americas-most-favored-nation-drug-pricing-policy/Comment publication date: 6/23/25, 7:47 AMComment source: L E T T E R TO THE EDITOR
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