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Barcode’s Chris Commander
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It was not that long ago that gay bars engaged in discrimination against women. Who remembers when women were not allowed in certain Montrose gay bars
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Make 2025 a year of letting go
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Words of wisdom from comedian W.C. Fields go, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
But buckle up, Buttercups By Nancy Ford Happy New Year! Cheers to those of us who made it all the way through 2024 to thrust head first into 2025 —
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SUPPLEMENTS OR SUNSHINE?
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THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS
Weights+Measures: Still hip, still hot By Jim Ayres A while back, on a cold winters’ eve after a grueling visit to the Medical Center, I stopped into Weights + Measures
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WHOOPEE! ’24 IS OVER! Bring in the new, please
By Forest Riggs With Christmas behind us, we now move into 2025 — and none too soon. I don’t think I could take another day of Sunny 99.1 playing their
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Deficit and national debt problem, part 2 (UPDATED!)
By Rick Ehrlich The largest causes of America’s National debt are: Since 2001, our debt has exploded from $5 trillion to $36 trillion. Approximately, two-thirds can be blamed on military
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Cher: The Memoir Part One
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Mother knows best. At least that’s what she’d like you to think because she said it a hundred times while you were growing up, until you actually
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Robbie Williams: The straight pop star who made space for my queer identity
While Williams is not gay, he notes that many of his musical influences have been By Chris Azzopardi I had already agreed to an interview with Robbie Williams before realizing
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Trump’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric
By D’Anne Witkowski As I write this, I’m learning that there’s been a shooting at yet another school in the United States. This time in Wisconsin. Reportedly a 15-year-old student