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COLUMN: Goodbye, Central
Leaving high school was easy. I’d been preparing for it mentally for 13 years. When I walked across the makeshift wooden...
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COLUMN: Don’t change the player, change the game
A staunch Republican friend of mine and I were discussing Washington’s buzzer-beater finish to avoid the fiscal cliff....
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MOVIE REVIEW: Skyfall is slam dunk for the nearly-retired demographic
James Bond, as promised at the end of “Quantum of Solace,” has returned this month for another installment in...
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Menahan Street Band’s ‘The Crossing’ demands listeners to pay attention
The Menahan Street Band’s new album “The Crossing,” released Oct. 30, is a sepia-toned set of instrumental...
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COLUMN: Jon Huntsman and the future of the GOP
Tuesday’s election has finally come and gone, leaving behind a blissful lack of candidate ads. Now, when commercials come...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’
Taylor Swift’s Oct. 22 release, Red, comes almost exactly two years after her last stint in the studio with 2010’s Speak...
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A Fine Frenzy’s “Pines” alternately abstract, familiar
A Fine Frenzy’s third studio album, “Pines” takes a listener through some more familiarly structured pop-rock...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Tempest’ puts lyrics, poetry at the fore
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s new studio album, “The Tempest,” released Sept. 7, is his latest in a long line...
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COLUMN: “Inelegantly stated” —Two ways to make a political gaffe
Mitt Romney’s recently published remarks on “the 47 percent” have grabbed just as much air time and page space as Obama’s...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Matchbox Twenty’s ‘North’ an alright comeback for the band
Matchbox Twenty’s latest album, “North,” comes after a five-year break from the recording studio and 2007’s...
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COLUMN: Seeing Red and Blue
The U.S. bi-party political system is about as American as apple pie. The last president to be anything but a Democrat or...
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Downtown construction on Michigan Street begins, not expected to disrupt business
Downtown Mount Pleasant’s Michigan Street will soon be receiving a makeover. Construction on Michigan Street began Monday...
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