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MY GRANDFATHER’S LAST CHRISTMAS
My grandfather’s last Christmas celebrated months before Christmas Day because he knew he was dying.
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‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ CHRISTMAS EXPRESS NEARS 40
When I was a young boy growing up in the suburbs of southeast Houston, every Christmas Eve I would sneak out onto our screened front porch and stare into the night sky as I tried to spot Santa’s sleigh as it arrived from the North Pole. In our community of Galena Park, the bright lights…
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THE COWBOY EFFECT AND YELLOWSTONE’S CULTURAL STYLE SHIFT
Livia Gueissaz, fashion analyst and influencer, deeply delves into Yellowstone’s cultural resonance and stylistic influence.
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THE CUR$E OF THE CHILDI$H GAMBINO THAT WILL NOW HAUNT THE YANKEE$
I am a lifelong New York Yankee fan, but I fear that I will never see the Yankees win a World Series in what’s left of my lifetime. I was assured of that the moment the Yankees lost slugger Juan Soto to the New York Mets.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH NOVELIST TONY CASTR0
An interview with Tony Castro, author of the new novel thriller “THE BOOK OF MARILYN”
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CAN MONEY BUY HAPPINESS? INFLUENCER PUTS IT TO A $1,000-A-DAY EXPERIMENT
Can money buy happiness?
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A FATHER’S LOVE, A PRESIDENT’S DILEMMA: ON JOE BIDEN’S PARDON OF HIS SON
Fathers and Sons. And headaches and heartbreaks in between. Joe and Hunter Biden are like Turgenev’s timeless depiction of generational conflict during social upheaval.
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THE GHOSTS OF LUCY’S EL ADOBE: A LOVE STORY IN TACOS AND TEARS
Lucy’s El Adobe Café heiress Patricia Casado is doing the unthinkable. She’s trying to resurrect her family’s restaurant facing a mountain of challenges that would make even the most seasoned restaurateur throw in the towel.
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A 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, A SURPRISE MASS, AND A DASH TO DAN TANA’S
This Thanksgiving, I am especially grateful for my wife: for her grace, her humor, and her willingness to humor me—even when I insist on staying for mass.
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THE SWING OF THE PENDULUM: IS AMERICA TILTING RIGHT—AND IS THAT A BAD THING?
The pendulum of politics may be not just nudging toward the center, but veering unmistakably to the right
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