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A big fan of Rhonda Byrne’s book, Chatelain told herself last year that she would go to Los Angeles on June 1, once her apartment lease was up.
As the year wore on, the 21-year-old dancer went through some tough times, was hospitalized and, somewhat depressed, started giving up on her dreams as spring arrived.
Then in [...]
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A MAN stabbed to death outside his home was a former police constable awaiting trial on child porn charges, it has emerged.
It is understood Geoffrey Harries, 49, was stabbed several times after challenging someone he believed was interfering with his car near his home at around 1.45am on Saturday.
The dead man, who lived in Dythel [...]
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It’s 100 degrees here in New York City and feels like Satan took his balls and rubbed it on the sky and then tea bagged the whole of humanity.
Anyway, back from the big wedding event of the summer between our good friends Eli and Lindsay. Eli is actually pretty famous in the world of politics. [...]
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Two 16-year-old runners from opposite sides of Seattle, one descended from bankers, the other from “nail bangers,” meet at a high school race. They connect over a shared love of wilderness hiking and lighting out for the territories - “with all the subtext of escape implied by that phrase from Huck Finn.”
Neil Countryman, who narrates [...]
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OMG! The live stage version of Disney’s “High School Musical” is finally bopping into San Jose. The chipper “tween” juggernaut hits the Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday through Sunday as part of the American Musical Theatre season.
A It’s been so great to see my family and friends and my boyfriend. What’s really cool [...]
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Cats are first when it comes to America’s favorite pets. We cat lovers are owned by 85 million of them in the United States.
They’re playful, intelligent and affectionate, yet their independent nature makes them different from dogs.
Although I’m a certified dog person, I like to proclaim my love and respect for cats each June so [...]
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One of the massive changes in how we build our cities is in the retail sector. Most notable is the Wal- Martization factor where 60% of the city’s commercial tax base is being undermined by the tax treatment of this new-format retail: the Big Box with acres of parking. This change is not really surprising, [...]
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Anyone who thinks the Morton Arboretum is just a place to see plants can’t see the concerts and theater events for the trees. Look a little closer and you’ll find a full entertainment venue where families, friends and couples can enjoy outdoor concerts, embark on a scenic bike hike or gather for a musical evening [...]
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We’re not talking about such action movies as “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull †— with its endless trek through the desert and over treacherous mountains.
We’re talking about live action. And this live action showcases the talents of local community theaters with their vast selection of staged productions and seasoned actors [...]
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As our daughter rose in the musical ranks, my husband and I attended every performance that we could. We rearranged work schedules to hear her play for two minutes. She would roll her eyes in humiliation as her parents sat beaming in the front row, trying desperately not to shout, “Encore, Encore” after her rousing [...]