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PORTUGESE AND ITALIAN? | Da Gama Opens Its Spicy Doors
By Jim Ayres It’s not even Halloween (as I write this) but I want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Despite all the craziness, we have much to be thankful
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Sinema and Manchin stall ‘Build Back Better’ negotiations
By Colby Etherton Throughout October, negotiations were going on regarding President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, originally a $3.5 trillion package meant to reshape the role of government in
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This IS Jeo…pardy!
By Randall Jobe “Today’s final Jeopardy category is Boobs, Butts, and Botox. You have 60 seconds. Good luck. This person’s ‘stardom’ was orchestrated by a grainy sex tape.†(Cue music.)
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Richard E. Grant Puts His Best Heel Forward
In ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,’ the veteran actor plays a gay warrior queen who inspires a young drag artist By Chris Azzopardi On the heels of his Oscar-nominated role as
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October 11: National Coming Out Day | A personal decision that can be liberating
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: No matter how you identify, be proud of who you are. “Coming out — whether it is as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer — STILL
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Hey, Abbott! You’re no Ann Richards
By Nancy Ford Even though the meterological climate in Texas is beginning to cool off to a tolerable low 80-degrees level, the political climate has never been hotter. Thanks to
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Chicken salad three ways
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, folks where has September gone already? Where has the year gone? We will soon see Christmas decorations right beside the Halloween decorations in stores.
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Pollo Campero | My regular rotation
By Jim Ayres Opened as a fried chicken outlet in Guatemala in 1971, Pollo Campero offers excellent, well-priced favorites from all over Latin America — right here in Houston. Ten
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Challenges arise as President Biden seeks to enact his agenda
By Colby Etherton Pressure is ramping up for Biden to enact his agenda. Thus far, he’s had little luck when it comes to his party being on the same page
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FIGHTING FOR MORE THAN EQUALITY | An interview with Cathy Renna, National LGBTQ Task Force Communications Director
“At the end of the day, my work is about visibility and lifting up stories of people who don’t have that visibility.†—Cathy Renna By Anthony T. Eaton In 1973,