By Johnny Trlica “Judy Garland did not receive this honor in her time. I am certain that this moment is an extension of the celebration of her legacy that began on our film set and is also representative of the fact that her legacy of unique exceptionalism and inclusivity and generosity of spirit, it transcends

By Colby Etherton With little time to go until the Iowa caucuses, it’s hard not to feel agitated if you’re Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Amy Klobuchar. The three senators have had to take time away from the campaign trail, mandated to sit in as jurors for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The

By Colby Etherton With one month and some change left until the Iowa caucuses on February 3, the Democratic primary has crystallized in some aspects and remained frustratingly opaque in others. The obvious: The top four candidates are still Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and former Vice President Joe

By Randall Jobe “Protests are sacred, too,†explains Bering Memorial Pastor Diane McGehee as she outlines decisions to go heads up against “The Traditional Planâ€, a policy passed at the February 2019 General Conference of the United Methodist denomination that goes into effect January 1, 2020. The policy supports and will enforce increased discrimination against

| ‘Here We Go Again Tour’ at Toyota Center December 15 By Johnny Trlica and Evan Friske Few entertainers have enjoyed the success and endurance of Cher. A trendsetter since the mid-1960s, the gay icon shows no signs of retiring anytime soon. The ageless gay icon has had a #1 Billboard chart-topper in six consecutive

By Johnny Trlicax There are several websites where people employed in the service industry share their most outrageous stories of unreasonable and, in some cases, abusive customers. Most of the stories are focused on the bad habits of customers like bad tippers and diners trying to get a free meal.   It seems some customers cannot

By Colby Etherton On October 15, we witnessed the largest debate stage ever, filled with twelve candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Twelve people taking the debate stage in a single night is unprecedented, and yet strangely appropriate for modern day politics. It feels that we run into something new and unusual every day, fueled

As of September 24, LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, has endorsed 48 new openly LGBTQ candidates in its last round of endorsements for the 2019 election cycle. The organization has endorsed 172 candidates for 2019 — the most candidates ever in an odd-numbered election year

By Colby Etherton Going into the third Democratic debate on September 12, one thing was evident: Former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont were considered the “big three†of the race — the only three candidates to be polling in double digits. As such,

By Johnny Trlica The summer is 1969 is remembered as a moment in time that is forever etched into our psyches. Those three months witnessed the Stonewall riots, Woodstock, Apollo 11 where man first landed on the moon, the Charles Manson murders, and the death of gay icon Judy Garland. Across the causeway to Galveston,