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Top 10 shows

0Jerry Hoffman
Television brings viewers all types of programming to attract more and more people to the loyal following of the couch potato. Some of it is good, but most of it is just plain repulsive. In order to relieve the common viewer from absentmindedly surfing through tired reruns of the Jeffersons and the new Family [...]

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Writer asks society to rethink raves

0Society’s view of parties seems to be strictly limited to an overly typified stereotype. Normal mental associations conjure up images of alcohol, drugs, easy women and lots of rowdy people just waiting for something to happen. Sadly, this image is carried outside the college campus and suburban neighborhood high school parties to other, more artful [...]

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New Godsmack CD ‘worthy’

0Get ready to clear a spot on your holiday wish list. Godsmack has released a new album that is sure to take the place of anything else that might be on your list.The explosive 11-track album, titled “Awake,” is rooted in traditional Godsmack style with their trademark screaming vocals and guitars on permanent overdrive. Although [...]

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This week’s Random Interview

0Jerry Hoffman
Winter has beset the land, and the frigidness of Jack Frost is in the air. With the windchill and the snow being the way that they are, it would seem unlikely that anyone would want to stop and talk for more than a few minutes in this weather. However, Marcy Abner, Brighton senior and [...]

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Dickens’ holiday classic kicks off season of celebration

0Jerry Hoffman
Scenes of warmth, cheer, and holiday spirit filled the Warriner Auditorium Wednesday when Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” took the stage, filling the air with Christmas cheer.The mostly filled auditorium audience was packed with adults and their children set to enjoy the performance by Troupe America. The motley arrangement of actors all worked together [...]

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Et cetera’s (worst) holiday gift ideas 2000

0Jerry Hoffman
Holiday spirit and snow is in the air. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we are faced with yet another expensive holiday in less than a month’s time.Rather than sitting down and relaxing after a long day at work, one must continue their torture at America’s places of commerce. They herd their groups of [...]

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