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Houston mayoral race presents a win-win situation
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The leading candidates in next year’s presidential sweepstakes are two octogenarians, or close to it, that most Americans find are too old for the job. The
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Galveston, I am thankful for you
By Forest Riggs Reader, be warned! This is perhaps my “soap box†column for this month, especially as we approach Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving holiday is historically very popular and one
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‘Only Murders’ will kill again
By Romeo San Vicente  Good news (and spoiler-free!) for fans of “Only Murders in the Building,†the Hulu mystery-comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as
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2023: The Year in Review, Part 1
By Nancy Ford As I’ve said at this time of every year for the last 35 years (please sing along if you know the words), “What a year, what a
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DISH SOCIETY | Dishing Up Some Good Eats
By Jim Ayres Happy November, MONTROSE STAR readers! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I hope you all will have a nice and filling one. A friend and
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Third Coast Pride holds first parade
By Johnny Trlica The streets of downtown Galveston were alive with rainbow flags, banners, and fabulousness as Third Coast Pride held its first Pride Parade on October 22. The Sunday
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GOP slow to coalesce around candidate for Speaker
By Colby Etherton For the first time in history, on October 3, 2023, the House of Representatives voted to remove a sitting Speaker. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats in attendance
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VISIT A FOREIGN COUNTRY WITHOUT LEAVING THE U.S.
Everyone Welcome in Historic San Juan By Bill Malcolm Beaches, great food, a friendly welcoming culture, and lots to see and do in a city founded five hundred years ago
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Leading Queer Kids to a Better Life
Wilson Cruz on his continued dedication to LGBTQ+ youth through his new role at GLSEN  By Chris Azzopardi Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan,
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Sharing a Life, a Diagnosis and a Future
Mark S. King covers every angle in ‘My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor’  By POZ Staff Writer and long-term HIV survivor Mark S. King has never shied away