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Kitty Kontour
At the end of the day, the drag comes off, and we go back to being human, with feelings and struggles like everyone else.
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Reasons to give thanks maybe in your own backyard
We have a president on a revenge tour that makes Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour look like Amateur Hour at the Dew Drop Inn. We’ve watched rainbow crosswalks ripped up because, as everyone knows, if you walk across one of them, you’re a Cher fan by the time you reach the other side.
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder is coming to 4th Wall Theatre Co
OUR TOWN reminds us to pause, to notice what is fleeting, and to truly see the people we love before they are gone. Especially now, we need to cherish what is good and valuable in our lives.
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Power up with lentils!
It seems only one in 25 Americans comes close to eating even a single helping a day. The consensus is that people’s fear of flatulence keeps them away from this food.
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Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves by Johnathan Walton
You’ll want to have your hand on your wallet when reading “Anatomy of a Con Artist.” Step-by-step, author Johnathan Walton explains how a scam begins, how it progresses, and why police don’t often do much about it. Then he explains how to stop a scam in its tracks.
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Donald Mason leads The Ensemble Theatre toward their 50th anniversary
In 1976, George Hawkins started his theater company by touring out of his car filled with props and costumes. It may not have been the most conventional way of doing things, but it was their way of bringing life to their art.
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THE TRLICA TAKE
A funny thing happened on the road to the White House. The GOP won the election, and their minions did not forget that promise and are demanding it be kept. There’s just one slight problem: It’s not only Democrats in the files. President Donald Trump is in there too. A lot!
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October PRIDE Celebrations in Texas
Since 1994 October has been recognized as LGBTQ History Month. Check out these Pride events this month...
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Why being anti-Russian is a mistake!
American arms makers got very rich on huge sales to our military, more so from lend-lease programs for allied militaries. Not wanting a giant gravy train to end, hand in glove with our highest USA decision makers (with the new CIA), they propagandized through media that the ally USSR was not a friend, but a foe.
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Cast of the Rocky Horrible Show
By Johnny Trlica What began as a play in 1973 in London transformed into a cult favorite when it was brought to the silver screen in 1975. For many years,