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PFLAG meeting celebrates fathers via Zoom
By Janice Anderson Wow, this spring has brought an essential change to how we support one another. The need to distance ourselves socially has made us find other ways to
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‘Normal’ isn’t good enough
By Colby Etherton It’s hard not to feel the intense gravity of everything going on around us right now. At times, it doesn’t feel as if the current state of
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Patti LuPone: A Comeback in Quarantine
Stage icon talks Hollywood, her basement videos and why ‘Ladies Who Lunch’ will never be the same By Chris Azzopardi In Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, the wife becomes the boss, the
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Part Two: ‘Our complaint department is managed by Helen Wait. Got a complaint?…
Go to Hell and wait.’ By Randall Jobe I may have had, in my 20-plus years of bartending had a few, OK, dozens, OK hundreds of customer complaints. One thin-skinned
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Two sides of the COVID coin
By Nancy Ford I miss hugs. I miss parties and holiday celebrations with friends. I miss going to a bar for happy hour or to watch a game, eating lukewarm
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Want to whine about injustices? We’ll tell you about injustices
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: One of the most disturbing scenes of the past few weeks has been those of protesters demonstrating against stay at home orders. Armed militia are storming
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Moving Forward Safely
Galveston re-opens the beaches and more By Forest Riggs After several weeks of resembling a ghost town, sleepy Galveston Island is stirring to awaken. But is it too soon? There
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Galveston welcomes crowds back, but follow the rules
By Johnny Trlica Galveston has been called one of the most haunted cities in the country, and the stay at home orders only enhanced that image. The streets of the
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Victim of Coronavirus Houston’s Pride Parade delayed
By Johnny Trlica The coronavirus continues to disrupt the normal routine of Americans. After meeting with health and city officials, Pride Houston announced it is postponing the annual parade to
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Cures for Getting Past Corona
How We Can Live Long and Prosper By Howard Barbanel On countless episodes of “Star Trek†(the original series), the crew of the Enterprise or the population of some distant
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Is Texas reopening prematurely?
By Colby Etherton In a decision that has sparked a lot of skepticism, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has allowed businesses to partially reopen as of May 1. Many fear that
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Our ‘take-no-responsibility,’ blaming, excuse-filled president
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Nearly every president is confronted with a make-or-break moment. Abraham Lincoln had the Civil War. Franklin Roosevelt had the Great Depression and World War II. John