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The Measure of Success: Weights + Measures still hip, still hot
By Jim Ayres A while back, on a cold winters’ eve, I stopped into Weights + Measures for dessert and an after-dinner drink. It hadn’t been open long, and the
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Jake Gyllenhaal invites you to the Fun Home
By Romeo San Vicente This is not a drill: Fun Home is going to be a movie. The autobiographical, bittersweet musical about a young lesbian’s coming-of-age in her family’s funeral-home
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PFLAG is for lovers in February
By Janice Anderson February is here and love is in the air! Between Valentine’s Day and my birthday, February is by far my favorite month. Although your meet-cute may have
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The quiet time
By Forest Riggs Recently a friend in North Carolina wrote and asked, “So what’s going on in Galveston this time of year?†My hasty response was short and sweet: “Nothing!â€
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Wishes a-plenty for 2020
By Nancy Ford OK, gang, we’ve had almost a month to get used to writing 2020 on our checks. But does anybody still write checks in this high-tech, low environmental
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Stompers, Nazis, a festival and a trilogy
By Randall Jobe The Alley presents the Fifth Annual Alley All. The new festival features new plays from some of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre. Presentations and readings
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It’s time for tummy tea
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday, my friends! Over the holidays, I have gifted a book titled The CBD Oil Solution by Dr. Rachna Patel, Dr. Patel is an internationally recognized
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A Month Before Iowa: Dwindling debate stages and impeachment
By Colby Etherton With one month and some change left until the Iowa caucuses on February 3, the Democratic primary has crystallized in some aspects and remained frustratingly opaque in
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2019 in Review: What the Celebs Said
Interviews by Chris Azzopardi In 2019, out glam-rocker Adam Lambert encouraged us to keep fighting, out musician Ben Platt talked about authenticity, out actress Anna Paquin underlined how film and
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Remember Who You Are and Whom You Serve
| A ‘come to Jesus’ moment for gay Republicans and non-evangelical Christians By Johnny Trlica Commentary: Seeing evangelical leaders place hands on and pray over the president has got to