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A grown-up letter to Santa
By Nancy Ford Dear Santa, How the heck are you? Long time no write, right? I know, I know. It seems the only time I come to you is when
WHAT A WORLD
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All I want for Christmas
By Nancy Ford Happy holidays, and hearty ho-ho-ho to you and yours! What is it about this time of year that makes us — well, OK, me — giddier than
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People Will Talk: The ‘Let Us Give Thanks’ Edition
By Nancy Ford “I am humbled beyond words that the voters of the 1st Congressional District placed their trust in me today. Voters in New Hampshire and all across the
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30 years of ‘What a World’: The origin story
By Nancy Ford Get this: “What a World†is 30 years old. Thirty years!? What a whirl! Many of you have asked how I began writing this column three decades
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People Will Talk: The Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Edition
By Nancy Ford  “It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court. My responsibility is to tell you the truth.… Thousands and
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October is our month
By Nancy Ford Ah, October. Month of falling leaves and falling temperatures (hopefully), all culminating in Halloween, the High Holy Day of self-respecting and glitter loving queers everywhere. But let’s
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The Chronicles of Roseanne
By Nancy Ford I’ve been a Roseanne fan for a long, long time — ever since her breakthrough, ball-busting appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1985. Roseanne’s
People Will Talk: The Gastro, Grundles and GOP Edition
By Nancy Ford “We believe in self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman … the official position of the Texas schools with
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Love, marriage and going the distance
By Nancy Ford Because we same gender-loving folks were denied the right to marry each other for far too long, our relationships sometimes didn’t last as long as we original
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This summer’s strongest sisters
By Nancy Ford “She is a 20-year-old breeding age female and we need her.†Much as it sounds like it could be, that cringe-worthy quote did not come from the