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Cures for Getting Past Corona
How We Can Live Long and Prosper By Howard Barbanel On countless episodes of “Star Trek†(the original series), the crew of the Enterprise or the population of some distant
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Is Texas reopening prematurely?
By Colby Etherton In a decision that has sparked a lot of skepticism, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has allowed businesses to partially reopen as of May 1. Many fear that
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Our ‘take-no-responsibility,’ blaming, excuse-filled president
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Nearly every president is confronted with a make-or-break moment. Abraham Lincoln had the Civil War. Franklin Roosevelt had the Great Depression and World War II. John
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Sean Hayes Wants to Meet (Lazy) Susan
Lazy Susan actor on playing a woman in earnest, Lazy Susan ending and his upcoming Netflix show By Chris Azzopardi Under any other conditions, it might seem strange to tell
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On Census Day, Montrose says #YEStotheCensus
Second of Five Houston and Harris County Census 2020 Art Installations Ready for Primetime Houston and Harris County’s local census drive “Yes! to Census 2020†will unleash its second of
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6 Productive Ways to Spend Your Time During the Coronavirus Crisis
By Mikey Rox As we all hunker down to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, here are a few ways you can cope and stay productive for sanity’s –
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Prologue: Fiction, fantasy or fact?
By Randall Jobe Put several homosexual men in one spot, pour the alcohol, stir, and within a few hours you are promised a hook up, a break up, a break
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How Melissa Etheridge Learned to Let Go of Fear
| The LGBTQ icon has chosen to focus on the ‘beautiful change’ the COVID-19 pandemic will bring By Chris Azzopardi Throughout her dynamic three-decade career, Melissa Etheridge has beat cancer
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Haiku in the era of Covid-19
By Nancy Ford Who could have known that a tiny, little thing like a virus that looks like a pink and red toilet scrubber could have caused so many problems
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The Absolutely, Positively, Undeniably Factual Story of the Easter Bunny’s Secret
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Has anyone besides me been wanting their mommy recently? It’s been a rough period. In stretches of trouble, it’s often comforting to recall happier times. Facebook
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DARK DAYS OF DINING
Dine out while staying in By Jim Ayres What’s a dining writer to do when there’s nowhere to dine? These are tough times, and the hospitality industry is taking the
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Easy spring recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Folks, spring is here and so is that crappy yellow pollen — not to mention the coronavirus. This closing of our watering holes has really put