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Taking time to gloat and let scars heal
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: It’s the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. And when the contest is over, we meet at midfield, shake hands and go to happy hour
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Massive voter turnout brings victory to Joe Biden
By Colby Etherton As soon as early voting started on October 13, Texas saw record numbers of people coming out to vote. By October 30, Texas had exceeded 100 percent
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AROUND TOWN | When it comes to dining, this city never sleeps
By Jim Ayres Happy Thanksgiving, MONTROSE STAR readers! I’m writing this at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. That means shortly afterward, we’ll either still have much to be thankful
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‘The Horror! The Horror!’ A recollection of Halloweens past
By Randall Job In our gay world of “throw on a costume at the chipping of a manicured nail†or “I saw this bed sheet and had to turn it
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Let us all give thanks
By Forest Riggs The election is over! After many long months of mud-slinging, vitriol-infused speeches and ideologies that shock the very core of most folks’ understanding of democracy and how
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Lest we forget
By Nancy Ford Ahhhhh. That’s the collective sound of America exhaling — something most of us have been waiting to do for more than four years. Suffice it to say:
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Adam Rippon sitcom skates over to NBC
By Romeo San Vicente Good news or best news? America’s gay figure skating Olympic medal scoring sweetheart, Adam Rippon, is developing a sitcom for NBC. Now, Rippon is unquestionably a
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Reba, Still Fancy
Country legend talks 30 years of drag queens doing ‘Fancy,’ gay country stars and ripping off Barbra Streisand By Chris Azzopardi It was 30 years ago when Reba McEntire –
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Karma reacts to evil. Will America?
By Johnny Trlica “Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice
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Politics in the time of coronavirus
By Colby Etherton On Sept. 29, the first of three presidential debates took place between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The debate was largely deemed a shit