PHIL WIELAND: Taking care of the deer-ly departed

One of the joys of commuting along more-or-less rural roads is watching as the bodies of roadkills slowly swell to explosive proportions. (My apologies if you are reading this over breakfast. You might want to turn to the comics page instead.)

PHIL WIELAND: Putting presidential oath under the gun

It's only 35 words carefully crafted by the Founding Fathers as part of the Constitution and uttered by fewer than four dozen men during our nation's history.

PHIL WIELAND: Don't shoot the deer before Christmas this year

As Johnnie Cochrane, the late attorney of O.J. Simpson trial fame, might say: "If the deer have ticks, you must kill them quick."

PHIL WIELAND: Ogden Dunes deer hunt a close cull for residents

It's tough to figure out if Ogden Dunes residents are in greater danger from Lyme disease or high-velocity lead poisoning.

OFFBEAT: Child star Donnie Dunagan, aka voice of 'Bambi,' wasn't afraid to face Frankenstein

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Bambi and Friends

The 1942 animated classic film "Bambi" introduced audiences to a forest filled with new friends. A new "diamond edition" of the movie was released this week on DVD and Blu-ray.

Bambi and Thumper

Two of Walt Disney's most famous animal forest friends are Bambi and Thumper from the 1942 animated classic film "Bambi." However, former child actor Donnie Dunagan, who provided the voice of the young deer, says he regrets he never had the chance to meet fellow child actor Peter Behn, who v…

Donnie Dunagan

Former child star actor Donnie Dunagan was just 6 years old when selected by Walt Disney to provide the voice of Bambi in the 1942 film of the same name. Dunagan, 76, was in Chicago Feb. 21, 2011, to sign autographs for fans during a screening to unveil the new "diamond edition" DVD and Blu-…

Preserving Disney's deer memories: 'Bambi Diamond Edition' DVD released and available this week

Child star Donnie Dunagan was only 6 years old when cast by Walt Disney to provide the voice of the young fawn Bambi in the now classic 1942 animated film by Walt Disney Studios.

Bambi DVD Release

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has released a remastered "diamond edition" of the 1942 animated classic "Bambi" on DVD and Blu-Ray, available in March 2011.