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​Spring is a riot in the orchestra

by John Showalter | Music | April 12th, 2017

…Even though the intention of the 2016-2017 season was to create a more “down to earth” and “personal” experience than the “blockbuster”-themed prior season, it has still been quite the adventure. Whether it was the amazing pieces of music, guest performers galore, or the return of Mr. Peter Schickele, AKA…

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​Party on with Gorgatron

by John Showalter | Music | April 12th, 2017

…Earlier this year I had the opportunity to interview local metal band Brutalur about one of their upcoming concerts. Their guitarist Nathan ‘Natanic’ Pehler gave me the great idea to get more exposure for other local heavy metal acts. Recently I had the opportunity to do just that as I…

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The Free Speech Bus fiasco

by Faye Seidler | Culture | April 12th, 2017

…“It’s Biology: Boys are boys…and always will be. Girls are girls…and always will be. You can’t change sex,” is the slogan written on The Free Speech Bus. This bus originated in Spain as a protest to trans acceptance and was later brought to America through funding from Anti-LGBT groups such…

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Citizens Un-united of America

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 12th, 2017

…Random thoughts of our great leaderOur leader does not particularly like Republicans. They are crooks who helped ruin the country. The mainstream news media is the enemy of the American people. The Clintons were terrible for the country. When we invaded Iraq we should have taken all of the oil…

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​25 years with The Big Wu

by Logan Macrae | Music | April 12th, 2017

…I recently sat down with Terry VanDewalker of The Big Wu. One of the original members, and a good friend of mine. He had great insight into their history, and how they made it to 25. He’s now a husband and a father of three. His entire adult life has…

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​Session ales for sunny days

by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | April 12th, 2017

…Spring is officially here and of course that means spring cleaning, yard work, grilling and socializing outdoors. Often this also means more time with friends or family in situations where you may want to have more than just one or two beers. Historically, these beers were probably very light, fairly…

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​Monogram Mystery: horror for B-movie fans

by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | April 12th, 2017

…Sometimes one is not in the mood for a heavy drama, elaborate action-adventure, or even a light comedy. Sometimes it feels good to watch a simple formula genre picture unashamed of its low budget, be it a western, film noir crime story, murder-mystery, or horror-thriller. The latter two genres often…

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​Talking to strangers

by Sabrina Hornung | Humor | April 12th, 2017

…“I don’t have a tour, like, on the back of a sweatshirt,” comedian Paula Poundstone says. “I go out every weekend. This weekend I went out Friday, Saturday and Monday. Mostly it’s Friday/Saturday or Thursday through Friday and Saturday and it goes for a lifetime. It’s not just for a…

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​Entertainment Made Convenient

by Ben Haugmo | Culture | April 12th, 2017

…As technology becomes more and more complex, many aspects of our lives become simpler. Our phones have streamlined everything from finding directions to dating, with new innovations appearing every day.Jade Presents is helping to make life simpler with the release of their new app, which will include useful tools such…

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​The shame of fearing fear itself

by Charlie Barber | Last Word | April 12th, 2017

…“The American people [must] tear out by the roots the hatred that [has] eaten into their attitudes toward their fellow men, lest ‘we…awaken in the not far distant future to the terrible fact we too have become conquered by the spirit of hatred, cruelty, and racial intolerance which made Hitler…

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