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No place for sissies
By Nancy Ford Recently, I have had to come to terms with a reality that I’ve been avoiding. It’s something I’ve been in denial about for some time now, an
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Ashleey Houston
She was Miss Continental Elite 2018, a former Miss Galveston Pride, and a former Miss Houston Pride, just to name a few titles, and the current Miss Gay Universe 2024.
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Will the presidential debates move the needle?
By Colby Etherton On June 27, 2024, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had their first of two scheduled debates, bucking tradition. Typically, the Commission on Presidential Debates
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SUMMER’S FIRST BIG BLOW | The arms of Alberto reached across Galveston
By Forest Riggs The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season started June 1st, and it took only eighteen or so days for the warm Gulf waters to feed a disturbance, reminding all
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Andrew Scott joins the new ‘Knives Out’ sequel
By Romeo San Vicente “Ripley” star Andrew Scott is the latest buzzed-about actor to join the list of potential suspects in Netflix’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A ‘Knives Out’
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Pride Houston 365 responds to ‘Dueling Prides create a house divided’ column
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: We’ve all heard the phrase “perception equals reality” or some version of it. But is that a fact? Perception has been defined as a way of
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You plan to buy lots of Jujubes
By Terri Schlichenmeyer They’ll stick to your teeth, but whatever, you’ll be too busy watching to care. You like the director, you know most of the actors as first-rate, and
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Hurricane Season ’24 arrives | Once again Galveston holds its breath
By Forest Riggs After a relatively short spring, June has arrived, and with it comes the dreaded 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Galvestonians are very familiar with hurricanes and storms, however
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Get your Pride on
By Nancy Ford How’s your summer? Mine has been rolling along relatively well so far, thanks. I managed to avoid being submerged in one of our regions recent deluges. No
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POKÉ IN THE BOWL | Montrose is getting pokéd
By Jim Ayres Wait a minute. Wasn’t poké trendy a few years ago? Is it still popular? Immensely! There are a few reasons why people have become so fond of